Hyderabad, April 18 -- Hyderabad Police conducted searches in various places of Charminar zone on Saturday, targeting vendors selling prohibited tobacco products like Gutka and Khaini within 100 meters of schools and colleges.

The coordinated operation spanned Law and Order, Traffic, and Task Force teams, seizing illegal goods and initiating legal action against violators, said Joint Commissioner of City Armed Reserve Headquarters R Venkateshwarulu.

"We have raided on credible information on the sellers selling tobacco products like Gutka, Zarda, Khaini within a 100-meter near schools & College premises. Already, we have raided 103 places in the Charminar zone. Especially in the Malakpet zone, we have raided 15 places. In all places, we...