Amritsar, October 29
Another video highlighting the prevalence of rampant drug abuse in the city went viral on social media.
I was returning from Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Deep Singh when I saw posters with ‘Chitta Ithe Milda Hai’ printed on them. I made a video and put it on social media — A Resident
Papers with ‘Chitta Ithe Milda Hai’ (drugs are available here) printed in Punjabi language were found pasted on the walls of Chowk Moni area in the walled city in the wee hours here today. The incident came to light when a youth who was returning after paying obeisance at Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Deep Singh made uploaded a video on social media.
“At around 1.45 am, I visited the shrine. At that time, there was no such poster. However, when I returned I saw papers pasted on the walls in the narrow streets of the Chowk Moni with ‘Chitta Ithe Milda Hai’ printed on them,” said a local resident who made the video and put it on social media.
The police authorities said the matter was being investigated and the police was trying to identify those who had pasted these papers. He said if anybody have information regarding those involved in drug trafficking and peddling, they should inform the police. The names of informers would kept secret.
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