Drug peddler’s house razed at Nainowal Vaid village

As part of the Punjab Government’s “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, the district administration in coordination with the district police demolished the house of a drug peddler at Nainowal Vaid village reportedly raised over an encroached land. The house was demolished in the presence of the village panchayat, which welcomed the government’s decisive action.

SSP Sandeep Kumar Malik said Gurmeet Kaur had encroached on panchayat land and refused to vacate it despite multiple warnings. Following complaints from the village panchayat, the District Development and Panchayats Officer initiated action, leading to the scheduled demolition of the house.

SSP Malik said Gurmeet Kaur had eight NDPS cases registered against her, with convictions in three. He reaffirmed that strict action would continue against those involved in drug trafficking, while emphasising that the Hoshiarpur Police was committed to eradicating the drug menace from the district.

He said the police had already attached drug peddlers’ property worth over Rs 25 crore in the past. Giving details about the campaign against drugs launched by the state government from March 1, the SSP said the police had registered 128 FIRs with the arrest of 191 accused and seized 4 kg of intoxicant powder, 8,110 intoxicant tablets, 707 grams of heroin, 2.306 kg of opium and Rs 23,400 drug money from their possession.

He said the crackdown against drug menace and peddlers would continue in the future too so as to dismantle the entire supply network in the district.