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. We have taken these incidents seriously and we will take strong legal action in the matter,” Mishra said.The state government will also frame a policy and send it to the Center so that illegal activities facilitated by online commercial sites can be curbed, he said.Ranjeet Verma, a local fruit seller whose 18-year-old son allegedly died by suicide in July by consuming sulphas powder ordered online, met the home minister here earlier in the day and urged him to register a case against Amazon.Verma alleged that Amazon delivered sulphas to his son without verifying documents.Some persons were pressurizing his son to return Rs 2 lakh that he had borrowed, according to Mishra.An e-mail sent to Amazon India for comment did not receive any reply. PTI HWP MAS KRK KRK