Archive · 4 Aug 2025
Bhopal Police Actively Preventing Tobacco Sales Near Schools
The police in Bhopal are cracking down on shops selling things like cigarettes and gutkha near schools and colleges.
The police chief told everyone to stop this.
This is because it is against the law, COTPA Act 2003.
If shops break this rule, they get a fine, their stuff taken away, or they might even be in trouble with the law.
The police are checking stores and working with schools to help stop kids from using tobacco.
Bhopal police are enforcing a ban on the sale of tobacco products near schools and colleges.
The directive comes from Bhopal's police commissioner, Harinarayanachari Mishra.
Action is being taken under COTPA Act 2003, which prohibits sales within 100 yards of educational premises.
Police teams are conducting inspections and coordinating with school administrations.
Vendors violating the ban face fines, product seizure, and potential legal action.
- Who
- Bhopal police, under the direction of Police Commissioner Harinarayanachari Mishra.
- What
- Police are preventing the sale of tobacco products near schools and colleges.
- When
- Following the end of the campaign, 'Nashe Se Doori Hai Zaroori'.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Due to concerns over the easy availability of tobacco products near educational institutions and the rise in tobacco use among schoolchildren.
Proponents
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Public Health
Proponents
Enforcement of COTPA act will curb tobacco use among students and improve public health.
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- City
- Bhopal
- State
- Madhya Pradesh
- Action
- Preventing tobacco sales near schools/colleges
- Authority
- Bhopal Police
- Law
- COTPA Act 2003
- Objective
- Reduce tobacco use among students