Opium crop destroyed in Darhal village by Rajouri Police 

GNS ONLINE RAJOURI 

RAJOURI MAY 20:–Police in an operation conducted in presence of Executive Magistrate destroyed illegally cultivated Opium crop in Chowkian village of Darhal tehsil in Rajouri.

In an official statement issued from District Police Office Rajouri, it has been informed that an information was received that Mohd Rashid son of Hidayatullah Malik resident of Bela Chowkian in Tehsil Darhal has illegally cultivated opium plants in his field.

Acting on this, a team of police headed by SHO Darhal Ashiq Lone in presence of Executive Magistrate started an operation and traced the location of this crop cultivation.

The illegally cultivated Opium crop was destroyed at the spot.

On this, a Case FIR No 33/2023 U/S 8/18/NDPS, Act has been registered at Police Station Darhal.

SSP Rajouri Amritpal Singh (IPS) said that this is second operation to destroy illegally cultivated Opium crop in Rajouri with first one was carried out in Dhani Dhar area of Rajouri town couple of days ago.

He further informed that Rajouri police has launched a massive crackdown against all kinds of Drugs, Narcotics peddling with action is being taken as per law of land and many notorious criminals involved in it have also been detained under preventive sections of law.

SSP Rajouri, Amritpal Singh (IPS) once again appealed to people of Rajouri district to treat threat of drugs, narcotics addiction as a major challenge and to ensure that their family and especially children and youth stay away from this criminal act.