Police intensify checking along R'sthan border in Ellenabad

5 companies of paramilitary forces reach Sirsa

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‘Operation Clean’ against drug trafficking

The Sirsa police have launched ‘Operation Clean’ as Sirsa district has been known as the transit area of drug smugglers en route to Punjab from Rajasthan. Sources said the police had arrested 80 persons under the NDPS Act in September and seized drugs worth crores of rupees. During the drive, a total of 52 cases were registered in the district. The Sirsa police seized 863 gm of heroin, 8.415 kg of opium, 293 kg of poppy seeds, 1.35 kg of ganja and 28,190 banned pills from the possession of the arrested accused.

Deepender Deswal

Tribune News Service

Hisar, October 5

Five companies of paramilitary forces have reached Sirsa to ensure fair polling in Ellenabad on October 30. The paramilitary personnel, along with the Sirsa police, have intensified checking of vehicles along the entire border with Rajasthan in the Ellenabad region.

The Inspector General of Hisar police range, Rakesh Kumar Arya, held a meeting of the district police and issued instructions for Ellenabad, Nathusari Chowpata, Sadar Sirsa and Rania police stations in Sirsa district.

He said as the model code of conduct had come into force, the incharges of police stations should start the process of getting the weapons of the licence holders deposited in the stipulated time.

SP Arpit Jain said the SHOs had been directed to keep a close eye on suspicious people. He said checkpoints had been set up at various points in Ellenabad segment.

Special checking drives were being conducted on the roads leading from Madhosinghana to Malwani, Madhosinghana to Phefana, Mallekan to Malwani, Umedpura to Malwani, Chilkani Dhab to Rattanpura, Ellenabad to Nohar road and Karmasana village to Rajasthan.

The SP said additional security forces had been demanded by the district police and five companies of paramilitary forces had reached Sirsa, out of which two had been deployed in Ellenabad, two in Nathusari Chaupata and one had been deployed in Mallekan.