The Sarkhej police station received a tip-off that Sahil Mohammed Hussain, a resident of Akira Flats in Ahmedabad’s Fatehwadi, was illegally selling e-cigarettes in the local market and through social media. Based on this information, the police raided the place and seized 574 e-cigarettes and vapes worth ₹5.5 lakh.

During further interrogation, it was revealed that Sahil was an optician and used to run an Eyewear store in Sarkhej earlier.

After his shop was reportedly closed in 2020, he went to Mumbai for work. It was there that he got the idea of selling e-cigarettes. He started bringing e-cigarettes from Mumbai and selling them illegally for the past one and a half years.

Moreover, he also created a page on social media to take orders and supply e-cigarettes to customers. The police have initiated further investigation.

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