Mumbai cops put 27 young drug addicts on path to rehabilitation

According to a source, the initiative , which started in February, saw five units of the ANC at Azad Maidan, Worli, Bandra, Ghatkopar and Kandivli identify young drug abusers in their jurisdiction and are now helping them give up on it

In two months, the anti-narcotics cell (ANC) of the Mumbai police crime branch has put 27 young drug abusers on the path to rehabilitation.

Three of these 27 were badly addicted and had to be hospitalised, officials say. The remaining have been put on medication and did not need hospitalisation. (HT)

Recently, 23-year-old Arjun Bharadwaj had jumped off the 19th floor of a Bandra hotel, leaving a note mentioning depression and drug abuse as problems that had taken a toll on his life.

According to a source, the initiative was started in February by city police commissioner Datta Padsalgikar. The five units of the ANC at Azad Maidan, Worli, Bandra, Ghatkopar and Kandivali were given the task of identifying young drug abusers in their jurisdiction and helping them give up on it.

An ANC source said, “We approach the parents of these youngsters and with their permission start the rehabilitation process.”

Three of these 27 were badly addicted and had to be hospitalised, officials say. The remaining have been put on medication and did not need hospitalisation.

“This work is being done with the help of doctors at government hospitals such as KEM and Sion hospital. Recently, we busted many drug rackets where mephedrone (MD or Meow Meow), LSD and ganja was being supplied to youngsters. We even arrested young students from good colleges who had got into consuming as well as selling drugs. It is important to ensure that our younger generations are not getting affected by the drug menace and those who are getting affected are provided help in time,” added the ANC source.

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