The controversy triggered by a book written by slain IPS officer Ashok Kamte's widow has spurred the sales of the book.

"Our first edition got sold out on the day it was released. We are in the midst of a reprint and new stock would hit the markets tomorrow," Ulhas Latkar of Ameya Publications, which published To The Last Bullet, told PTI.

"The demand is so great that we are not able to cope with it. Orders are pouring in from metros, centres like Indore and Bhopal and numerous small places," Latkar said.

However, he declined to specify the number of copies sold and in press.

A Marathi edition of the book is on way and would be available in the second week of December, he said.

In the book, released on the eve of the first anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks, Vinita Kamte has alleged that Mumbai Police Crime Branch chief Rakesh Maria "mishandled" 26/11 operations.

There are media reports that the allegation has prompted Maria to offer his resignation if Home Ministry did not clarify on the allegations levelled by Vinita Kamte.

Vanita Deshmukh, co-author of the book, said the book is based on the facts given by the Mumbai police using the RTI Act. "We have said everything in black and white. We have nothing to add. It is now for the government to act," Deshmukh said.