Bengaluru, June 29 -- Issuing a stern warning against the sale of pan masala and gutka mixed with intoxicating substances, Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has said that any such mixed products will be banned in the state, even if traces of intoxicating substances are found mixed in them.

CM Shivakumar made the remarks on Sunday, the 31st Foundation Day celebrations of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) and the 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan' programme held at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

"It has come to my notice that intoxicating substances are being mixed and sold in pan masala, gutka, arecanut and other products. If this is true and not stopped immediately, the sale of all kinds of pan masala and gutka products...