Watch out! Pan Parag back in new format

Edapal: The Pan Parag, which was banned by the state government last year, has returned to the market in a brand new format.

The new product, which resembles chewing gum, is flooding the market, say reports

The government had banned Pan Parag, a mixture of tobacco and areca nut, on finding that students and youth are falling prey to it in large numbers.

Once the ban came into effect, the shopkeepers keep away from displaying the product. Later, stacked in sacks, it was brought in huge quantities secretively.

On knowing this, the police and health officials launched a drive against it, which forced the drug mafia to adopt this new strategy.