Crimson paan stains are splashed across pavements, trees and bus stops in a suburb of London, turning a habit into a public safety and health crisis. Would you believe it that a borough in London spends thousands of pounds every year cleaning filthy paan stains only to see them return shortly after! It’s got to a point where residents and council members are tackling the crisis head-on with fines and squads that try to nab the paan spitters in action.