Acting on a complaint that some suspicious looking persons were roaming around the slum area near Bindal Bridge, teams from district administration, police department and Municipal Corporation conducted a drive and slapped fine on three for creating nuisance under the influence of liquor on Thursday.
The fines were slapped on the trio under section 81 of Police Act. Police said that with the slum area turning a den for drug-related activities, Jamie, a canine from the dog squad which was trained for identifying narcotic items was also pressed into operation to check sale of narcotics.
City Magistrate lalit Narayan Mishra and CO Manoj Katyal led the teams to inspect the areas like Khurbura, Dhara and Bindal Bridge. They launched an awareness campaign too, asking the people residing in these areas to stay off from drugs and illicit liquor. People were asked to inform the local police immediately if they find any person selling drugs or suspicious persons out to commit mischief. CO Katyal said that such drive would continue in other areas of the State capital too in the coming days.