Punjab: Illegal building of woman drug peddler demolished
The Hoshiarpur police in association with the district administration on Thursday demolished an illegal building constructed on encroached land of a woman drug peddler at village Nainowal Vaid
Hoshiarpur : The Hoshiarpur police in association with the district administration on Thursday demolished an illegal building constructed on encroached land of a woman drug peddler at village Nainowal Vaid.
The demolition took place in the presence of the village panchayat, which reported to the authorities about illegal activities being carried by the woman smuggler, identified as Gurmeet Kaur.
Hoshiarpur’s senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sandeep Kumar Malik said Kaur had illegally encroached on panchayat land and refused to vacate it despite multiple warnings.
“Following complaints from the panchayat, the district development and panchayats officer initiated action, leading to the demolition. Kaur has eight NDPS cases registered against her, with convictions in three,” he said.
Village sarpanch Naginder Singh said the woman had shifted to the village nearly seven years ago along with her son from nearby Chautala village and they were allegedly selling drugs.
“At least 13 youngsters died due to drug abuse in the village in recent times. The people from nearby villages used to come to Kaur’s house to get drugs. The panchayat also pased a resolution for her ouster from the village. She shifted to her new house in Hoshiarpur’s Tanda recently,” Singh said.
Giving details of the state government’s anti-drug drive (Yudh Nashian Virduh), the SSP said the district police registered 128 FIRs with the arrest of 191 accused since March 1. He said 4kg intoxicating powder, 8,110 tablets, 707gm heroin, 2.306 kg opium and ₹23,400 drug money has been seized.
