Demand to regularise sale of paper whitener

Being used by children and criminals as it contains sedatives Andhra Pradesh Balala Hakkula Sangham demanded the police department to regularise the sale of paper whitener as it contained narcotic substance.A The commonly available and easily accessible paper whitener contains toluene - a hazardous substance that affects lungs, digestive system, liver and brain. The child rights body said that mafia gangs in the city were forcibly making innocent children a prey to this deadly chemical and criminals were using the whitener as a sedative to kidnap children. If the police department or the government stationeries ministry, which is one of the portfolios of Home Minister of the State, instructs shops not to sell paper whitener without a requisition letter from the establishments or offices, the use of paper whitener for wrong reason will reduce drastically. For example, all the rubber stamp makers are practicing this system as the government made it mandatory to avoid forgeries. The Sangham demanded the police to make it mandatory for the stationary shops to take a requisition letter on the letter head with seal of the concerned office or professional, while selling whitener.