Six person arrested for drug peddling
Dehradun:Continuing drive against illegal drug peddling, Dehradun police have arrested six persons allegedly involved in supplying drugs among youths from various places in the district. Dehradun SSP Nivedita Kukreti formed teams at police station level and directed these to conduct vehicle checking drives to put check on smuggling of drugs in the district.
In Vikasnagar, two persons named Diwan and Akbar Qureshi, residents of Vikasnagar were arrested from Mehuwala Khalsa with 330 grammes of hashish. Sahaspur police arrested a person named Anish and recovered 12 grammes morphine from him. During interrogation he revealed that he used to bring morphine from Bareilly and supply it among students and labourers in Sahaspur area. Cantt police arrested two persons- local resident Shivam and Delhi native Kishan with 227 grammes of hashish. Cantt police also arrested a woman- Reshmi with ganja. She used to bring ganja from Bihar and used to sell it to youth and labourers, police said.
Biker dies in road accident
Dehradun:A bike rider died after meeting with an accident at Asharodi area late on Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as Satish Kumar, native of Biharigarh, Saharanpur. Police reached the site after being informed by passersby. The seriously injured Satish was brought at Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital where he was declared dead by doctors. The police have informed his family members and sent the body for post mortem examination.
Police draft traffic plan
Dehradun:Dehradun police have drafted traffic plan in view of proposed bike rally by Congress party on Monday. Around 1000 bikers are expected to participate in this rally. The bike rally is to pass through Old Rajpur Road, Dilaram Chowk, Globe Chowk, lansdowne Chowk, Darshanlal Chowk, Tehsil Chowk, Prince Chowk, Railway station gate, Saharanpur Chowk, Niranjanpur Mandi, Shimla bypass Chowk, GMS Road and Choudhary Farm House. The rally is expected to complete its route in about two hours. People have been advised to avoid using the same roads at the time of the rally to avoid inconvenience.