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| Sarpanch among 3 persons booked under PSA for narcotics peddling in Kupwara | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 30: Authorities in Kupwara district have detained three persons including a Sarpanch under PSA for their alleged involvement in narcotics peddling in Kupwara district of north Kashmir.
A warrant under Public Safety Act (PSA) against the trio was issued by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir after PSA dossier was submitted by Jammu and Kashmir police.
A top police officer said that, “the three persons including a Sarpanch were involved in narcotics peddling in rampant ways and were continuously indulging in this crime by trying to lure local youth towards drugs”.
The trio have been identified as Manzoor Ahmad Lone (42), Sarpanch Darpora Lolab, son of Abdul Jabbar Lone of Darpora Lolab who according to the officer was booked in three cases earlier including FIR 49/2012 under section 8/20 NDPS Act of PS Lalpora, FIR 56/2017 under section 8/20 of NDPS Act in PS Lalpora and Case FIR 56/2019 under section 8/20 NDPS Act of PS Lalpora.
Second one has been identified as Bilal Ahmad Ganie son of Sonaullah Ganie resident of Batpora Hayhama Kupwara and as per police he was booked in a case FIR 130/2016 under section 8/20 of NDPS Act of PS Kupwara.
The third one, Tariq Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Nabi Bhat resident of Lalpora Kolav Kupwara, was earlier booked in case 24/2020 under section 8/20 NDPS Act of police station Lalpora, the officer said.
Senior Superintendent of Police Kupwara, Yougal Manhas said that action over narcotic peddling was one of the top priorities of police for which necessary action as well as preventive measures are being taken.
He further said that action against these three persons and their detention under Public Safety Act was a step forward to tighten noose against the narcotic peddlers of the district. “ Law is supreme and above all, if anybody goes against the law of the land, there needs to be an action against the person whoever it may be, ‘’ the official added.
SSP Kupwara appealed to people of the area to share information of those indulged in these activities so that necessary legal action could be taken against them.
However, sources said that Sarpanch Manzoor Ahmed Lone was a professional drug peddler because he was earlier arrested three times in cases related to the smuggling of drugs.
Meanwhile police in a statement said that, continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police have arrested four drug peddlers in Sopore and recovered psychotropic substances from their possession.
A Police party of Police Post Bus Stand arrested four drug peddlers during checking within its jurisdiction and recovered 768 capsules of Spasmoproxyvon from their possession.
They have been arrested and shifted to a police station where they remain in custody.
Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 303/2021 under relevant sections of law stands registered in Police Station Sopore and investigation has been initiated. |
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