900 gms of hashish seized, two held

Dehradun police arrested Pithoragarh resident Balveer Singh with 400 grams of hashish from Rajpur on Friday. The accused was currently living in the Survey Road area. He was sent to Suddhowala jail after being produced in the court.

The police also arrested Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) native Imran with 500 grams of hashish from Clement Town on Friday. 

The accused was booked under Sections 8/20/60 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Clement Town police station. 

During interrogation the accused said he had intended to sell the narcotic to students and labourers. Considerable number of educational institutions have been established in Dalanwala, Raipur and Rajpur areas, in the State capital and those looking to make a quick buck target students studying and living in these areas.

The district police had arrested two persons under Nai Zindigi operation, who were allegedly carrying around 200 prescription drugs from Dalanwala area on Wednesday. The accused have been identified as Rajesh and laveesh Kumar, residents of Dalanwala.

Several crimes reported from Dehradun have revealed a trend of school and college- going students indulging in substance abuse. There have been cases of such students indulging in crimes including murder, burglary and chain snatching. 

Dehradun SSP Pushpak Jyoti said that the Nai Zindigi   operation was launched by the police to treat and rehabilitate substance abusers in the district. “This aside, teams formed at police station levels are on their toes to stop sale of narcotics and drugs.  We are trying to stop smuggling of the same from neighbouring districts too,” he said. The people should help such addicts to get admitted to de-addiction centres, he added.