-Was facing three drugs related cases
-Accused is already on the run
Chandigarh/Ferozepur, March 16:
In its ongoing campaign under ‘War against drugs’, Ferozepur Police and District Administration today demolished house of a drug paddler who is already facing three cases and still absconding. The action was initiated in Jhuge Hazara village where the accused had illegally build a house and had also encroached upon one acre land of the Forest Department.
SSP Ferozepur Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said that the accused has been identified as Gurcharan Singh, who built an illegal house in the village falling under Sadar police station of Ferozepur.
A JCB Machine was pressed into service by the administration which razed the house. He said that now the one acre land encroached upon by the accused too would be released soon.
He further said that the action is taken on the directions of Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann and DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav. He added that a large number of drug smugglers are already arrested recently by Ferozepur Police under this ongoing campaign.
He said that action will be taken against every drug dealer who is selling drugs in the district. He instructed the drug sellers to leave this work, otherwise similar actions will be taken in future and the property made with the illegal money will be confiscated or razed to ground.
Meanwhile, large number of villagers who witnessed the demolition drive appreciated the initiative taken by the Punjab Government. They said that the action taken against drug peddlers is highly commendable. They hope that such actions will completely eradicate the menace of drugs during the coming days in Punjab.
