pune the pune police in a special drive launched have taken action against 265 shops and pan stalls for selling cigarettes and tobacco products in the vicinity of schools and colleges in the cityas per law selling of cigarettes and tobacco products in the distance of 100 meters from schools colleges and educational complexes is prohibited in maharashtraadditional commissioner of police crime ashok morale told toi selling cigarettes and tobacco products in the vicinity of educational institutes spoils the atmosphere and the parents often fear that their children may get addicted to bad habits the police are continuously receiving oral complaints in public meetings from parents and others to take action against shops and stalls for violating the lawmorale said smoking cigarettes and chewing tobacco products does not have social status shops and pan stalls responsible for violating the law are committing a crime we have suo moto launched the special drive and action taken against 265 offenders will curtailcontrol such crimes to a larger extentwe have registered cases under the relevant sections of the cigarette and other tobacco products act against the offenders for selling cigarettes and tobacco products the seized products were handed over to the concerned police stations for taking action morale added