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Mohali police admits 13 addicts to de-addiction centre
A joint team of Mohali police and health department counselled 13 drug addicts and got them admitted to the district de-addiction centre
A joint team of Mohali police and health department counselled 13 drug addicts and got them admitted to the district de-addiction centre in Sector 66 on Saturday.
Notably, Mohali SSP Vivek Sheel Soni had formed the joint team based on the disclosure of a snatcher, Haramandeep Singh of Shivalik City, who was arrested by Kharar police on Friday. Police had recovered 13 stolen mobile phones from Harmandeep, who was also a proclaimed offender.
During interrogation, Haramandeep revealed that two men from Santemajra village, Amritpal and Navraj Navi, are involved in drug peddling. The duo has also been booked.
Singh further shared the details of around 18 drug addicts residing in Santemajra, following which a police team of senior officers including DSP Gursher Singh Sandhu and inspectors Shiv Kumar and Yogesh Kumar was formed, to counsel the addicts along with the health team.
“We found 13 men at their homes and their families were happy as we counselled and got them admitted to the de-addiction centre. Our duty is not just registering criminal cases, but social policing is also important,” said DSP Gursher. Soni said such operations will continue in future.
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