Summary:
Indore, Nov 25 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Thursday ordered registration of an FIR against officials of Amazon over the suicide of a youth who allegedly obtained poisonous sulphas tablets through the e-commerce site.
The deceased"s father met Mishra here earlier in the day.
Sulphas is used as an agricultural fumigant and is poisonous.
“I have taken cognizance of a youth ending his life by ordering sulphas online from Amazon and directed officials to register a case against the concerned officials and summon them for questioning,” Mishra told reporters here.
“If they don"t turn up even after getting a notice, then they should be brought through “policiya” (`police method") for questioning," the minister added.
Recently, Bhind district police in the state registered a First Information Report against unnamed Amazon India officials after busting a gang which allegedly supplied ganja under the guise of selling stevia (a natural sweetener) through the e-commerce portal.“Amazon should clarify how someone can supply ganja and poison through an e-commerce platform.