Chandigarh, Feb. 12 -- The Chandigarh Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (CCPCR) has issued a warning about a new drug, 'Strawberry Quick', allegedly being sold as candies outside some private schools in the city.

CCPCR chairperson Shipra Bansal said, "The drug is disguised as candies, pink in colour, shaped like teddy bears, and comes in various flavours like strawberry, orange, and grape."

She added that the target group is students of Classes 11 and 12, who are told that the candies will help them concentrate better. Bansal said that it is being distributed free-of-cost as of now to get students hooked to it.

The commission has alerted the administration as well as the UT Police about the matter.

CCPCR officials said tha...