ADGP reviews progress of ‘war against drugs’ drive in Hoshiarpur

ADGP (Human Rights) Naresh Arora visited Hoshiarpur areas to supervise and review the progress of the state government’s flagship campaign, Yudh Nashiyan Virudh, here on Monday.

As part of the visit, he participated in a Sampark Meeting, a large-scale community outreach programme, where more than 900 people from all seven subdivisions of Hoshiarpur district took part. Senior officials, including the Deputy Commissioner, Hoshiarpur, the SSP, Hoshiarpur, the SDMs, the BDPOs, and other officials were present, reflecting the district administration’s strong commitment to the anti-drug movement.

Later, under Mission Operation Seal X, which focuses on sealing inter-state and inter-district naka and ensuring intensive checking, ADGP Naresh Arora visited the Manguwal naka located on the Punjab-Himachal border, where security arrangements and vigilance were thoroughly checked and ensured. Following that, he held a crime review meeting with all officials and SHOs, assessing the ongoing efforts.

Key progress so far this year

This year, the police have, so far, registered 166 FIRs under the NDPS Act, arrested 253 persons, attached properties worth over Rs 25 crore of drug peddlers under Section 68F of the NDPS Act and sent 27 drug addicts to de-addiction and rehabilitation centres under Section 64-A of the NDPS Act through proper court orders.