Chandigarh, As a part of its ongoing drive in opposition to the drug menace, Punjab Police in coordination with native authorities on Sunday razed unauthorised constructions constructed by drug smugglers in Jalandhar’s Phillaur, officers mentioned.
Unlawful constructions constructed by drug smugglers demolished in Punjab’s Jalandhar
The unlawful constructions have been constructed on the encroached panchayat land in Khanpur and Mandi villages of Phillaur, they mentioned.
The constructions have been occupied by two people with a historical past of narcotics smuggling, the officers mentioned.
Senior Superintendent of Police , Jalandhar Rural, Harkamal Preet Singh Khakh mentioned the demolition drive was carried out following request from the block growth and panchayat officer Phillaur, who sought police help for the elimination of unlawful encroachments.
The motion was directed in opposition to Jasvir Singh alias Sheera, a resident of Khanpur, and Bholi, a resident of Mandi, for illegally occupying village panchayat land, the officers mentioned.
Police mentioned Bholi is a infamous drug smuggler and has been dealing with a number of medicine instances, together with restoration of 1.190 kg smack in 2005, a two-kg poppy husk seizure in 2015, and a big amount of medication recovered in 2022.
Jasvir Singh has additionally been named in a number of instances, together with one involving a industrial amount of ‘charas’ and intoxicated injections.
Khakh mentioned police, together with income and panchayat officers, ensured that the encroachments have been demolished easily, with enough deployment to stop any disruption.
He mentioned that these two drug traffickers would usually intimidate and threaten the villagers.
The authorities involved confirmed that the land rightfully belongs to the gram panchayat and had been unlawfully occupied by the accused.
The SSP reiterated that police will proceed its crackdown on encroachments linked to felony networks, making certain that no particular person advantages from proceeds of crime or unauthorized occupation of public land.
He additional urged individuals to report such unlawful actions, assuring strict and swift motion in opposition to offenders.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday had set a deadline of three months to make the state drug-free.
As a part of the state authorities’s renewed push in opposition to the drug downside, motion is being taken in opposition to drug peddlers and in some locations, their properties have been additionally demolished.