Barring the case of recent burglaries, the Pauri district police have achieved some success during the month of June in its drive against the illegal sale of narcotics, other crimes and violation of traffic rules on the instructions of the senior superintendent of police Jagat Ram Joshi. The main focus of the drive conducted by the district police was in Pauri and Srinagar areas.
According to information from the office of the senior Superintendent of Police, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the police arrested seven persons in seven separate cases and recovered 13.36 grammes of smack, 1.454 kilogrammes of Ganja and 72 grammes of Hashish in the district’s areas under the police’s jurisdiction during the month of June. Apart from this, under the Excise Act 17 accused persons were arrested in 16 cases with the police recovering a total of 1185 bottles of Indian Made Foreign liquor (IMFl) and 400 litres of country made liquor along with five vehicles which were also seized.
Under the Arms Act, seven accused persons were arrested in seven separate cases with the police also recovering eight knifes, one pistol, one country made firearm with live and empty bullet shells from the accused persons. The police was also vigilant about the smuggling of meat of illegally slaughtered cattle. In one case in Kotdwar, the police arrested two women accused of possessing 6o kilogrammes of bovine meat with a case also being booked under the Uttarakhand Cow and its Progeny Protecion Act. In the Satpuli police station, one case of burglary was registered during the month of June and the police after making a breakthrough in the case, arrested an accused Devendra alias Pappu and recovered Rs 51,000 in cash from him. Two wrist watches, ornaments and other items stolen from the place burgled were also recovered from the accused. In a case of theft registered at the lakshmanjhula police station, two women were arrested and a purse with Rs 3270 was also recovered from their possession by the police.
Under the Motor Vehicle Act, the police of the district in the different places, collected Rs. 10,59,900 from issuing challans to owners of 6768 vehicles and 90 vehicles which were seized.
The penalties were collected on challans including 53 issued for drunken driving, 80 for using mobile phone while driving, 185 for overloading vehicles, 430 for speeding and 2456 to two wheeler riders found not wearing a helmet. In addition to these, challans were also issued to 277 persons under the Police Act. The district police appears to have achieved some success in its drive but is yet to solve the case of the recent burglaries carried out during the broad daylight in Pauri. The police state that these cases too will be solved in the near future.