As part of the anti-tobacco drive in the city, the district health officials on Monday conducted raids on shops across Kochi.
The health officials, on instructions from the District Collector, raided 61 shops and detained six persons, who were later handed over to the police. The arrested have been identified as Narayan Das, Sanjay, Sonal Kumar, Ravi Prasad, Narendran and Rasheed. A fine of Rs.1,600 was collected from the outlets found violating the laws.
Meanwhile, three eateries were shut down for grave violations of food safety standards and notices were issued to 229 restaurants that were found flouting basic hygiene norms in raids conducted on Monday.
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