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| DB directs to file affidavit on actual position of drug menace | | PIL regarding drug abuse in J&K | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 22: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Atharv Mahajan, a student of law seeking initiation of a special drive by J&K police in the entire state for checking the growing menace of drugs amongst youths and regarding Low conviction in NDPS Case. A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir High Court Comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Rajnesh Oswal after hearing Adv Deepika Mahajan with Adv Supriya Chouhan for the PIL, directed an affidavit of some senior responsible officer of the State police declaring as to the actual position of the drug menace within the State and whether the police has been able to control it. DB further directed that affidavit shall be filed within one month.
This significant direction has been passed in a PIL filed by Atharv Mahajan, who is a student of five years LL.B further requested that since 3-4 years the alarming proportion with which the drug abuse is catching up with the youths, including girls, is a cause of major worry. The class of addicts, both the sexes is within the age of 14-30 years.
The petitioner has further submitted that the people think that the biggest threat to security is terrorism but the biggest threat is of drugs, which is polluting the brain of youth and killing them silently in much more speed than they are being killed through terrorism .The petitioner has referred to some of the popular cases of drug addicts , which include the deaths of young girls and boys.
The petitioner has also mentioned the specific area in the Jammu city, where open sale and consumption of drugs can be openly observed. He has further submitted that the police doesn’t seem to be serious in controlling the drug menace and appears to be hand in glove with this drug mafia, as recently police constable was also arrested in Rajouri district for charges of drug peddling. (JNF)
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