Haryana Control of Organised Crime Act (HRCOCA) will soon be enacted by the State on the pattern of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) to tighten noose around those involved in the organized crime, gangsterism and drugs smuggling, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on THursday.
Addressing the second regional conference on Drug Menace Challenges and Strategies, here, he urged all the northern states to work together by rising above the consideration of border and boundaries for the eradication of this menace from the society.
The Chief Minister said that multi-level arrangement should be made to resolve the problem of youth whether it is personal problem, family or any other problem that plunge them into habit of drugs. Besides keeping a check on the supply of intoxicants, efforts should be made to crackdown the supply chain. For this, there should be a common database of smugglers or traders as lot of money is involved in this business which works as a regulator for the terrorists group of countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan. In some cases, the State Police has also arrested few Nigerians in Gurugram who were found involved in drug smuggling, he added.
While emphasising the need of data sharing between the northern states, Khattar said that live data of criminals should be prepared and made available to the States so as to take effective action against them. He also expressed concern that the arrested accused are usually released from Courts due to lack of proper investigation. To ensure that they do not let off easily, special training should be provided to the investigating officers, said the Chief Minister adding that Haryana has already started training programme for these officers in the State.