1st Workshops on Tobacco Control Laws (COTPA 2003) for Kolkata Police, Kolkata

CFI and Kolkata Police Collaborate to Sensitize Senior Police Officers on Tobacco Laws

CFI and the Kolkata Police conducted an advocacy workshop on tobacco laws for 42 senior police officers, including:

  • 19 OCs of police stations
  • 9 Additional OCs of sections
  • 5 DCs of police departments
  • 6 Senior In-charge from Detective Department (Narcotics)

The objective of the workshop was to sensitize the officers about the provisions of the tobacco control law and their role in enforcing it, including how to identify and prosecute violations. The first set of challan and receipt books for tobacco control violations was distributed.

Date:

8th May, 2010.

Venue:

Commissioner’s Briefing Room, Kolkata Police Headquarters, Lalbazar.