Man held for selling tobacco

KOCHI: The  city shadow police along with the Mattancherry police arrested a shop owner in Mattancherry and seized various tobacco products. Hamsakoya, 62, who was running a small shop near Mattancherry Mass School was arrested by the police.The police carried out a raid after getting a tip-off about the sale of tobacco products. The police seized various tobacco products, including Pan Parag and Hans. The police said these tobacco products were mainly sold to schoolchildren. Based on the report of huge sale of tobacco products near schools and colleges in the city, the police will conduct raids in the coming days as well.