House of drug peddler demolished in Mohali

The Punjab Police, with the help of local administration, demolished illegally constructed house of one drug peddlers in Mohali under the ongoing anti-drugs campaign “Yudh Nashian Virudh”.

The Mohali police, meanwhile, in collaboration with Municipal Council Kharar demolished unauthorised structures built on encroached Panchayat Land (Now part of Kharar MC) in Jandpur village of the district, by the family of drug traffickers. The structures were illegally occupied by drug traffickers, having multiple FIRs under various sections including three under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) and one under Excise Act.

Mohali Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Pareek said the demolition was conducted on the request of the Kharar civic body, which sought police assistance to remove the illegal encroachments.

According to official records, the accused and his family members have seven FIRs including three Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act cases, between the tenure of 1999 to 2014, he added.