Chandigarh, Punjab Police, with the assistance of the native administration, on Thursday demolished illegally constructed homes of two drug peddlers in Patiala and Rupnagar districts, an official mentioned.
Punjab Police demolishes illegally constructed homes of drug peddlers in Patiala, Rupnagar
The operation was carried out as a part of the state authorities’s ongoing motion towards the drug menace.
In Patiala, police groups, beneath the management of Senior Superintendent of Police Patiala, took stern motion towards a infamous and recurring drug smuggler recognized as Rinky, a resident of Rodi Kut Mohalla in Patiala.
The infamous drug smuggler Rinky has been dealing with at the very least 10 FIRs, registered between 2016 and 2024, beneath the Narcotic Medication and Psychotropic Substances Act.
SSP Dr Nanak Singh mentioned the home of the drug peddler, which was an unlawful development, was demolished by Patiala Police as per the demolition orders issued by the district administration.
“The police are committed to taking stern action against drug smugglers, and such strict actions will continue to be taken in the future against serial drug offenders,” he mentioned.
In Rupnagar, police and administration demolished the illegally constructed home of drug smugglers recognized as Salim Mohammad and his spouse Asha.
Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Jain and SSP Rupnagar Gulneet Singh Khurana mentioned that following the instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, a marketing campaign was launched towards drug smugglers in Rupnagar.
The SSP said that each the husband and spouse, residents of village Sadabrat in Rupnagar, are recurring drug peddlers and have been dealing with three legal instances every beneath the NDPS Act.
Each are concerned within the drug enterprise, and in these instances, ganja and narcotic powder have been recovered from the couple.
SSP Khurana additional added that the accused couple had constructed an unlawful home utilizing drug cash, which was demolished by the Municipal Council, Rupnagar, with the assistance of the police.