J&K/Doda (The Stellar News), Anil Bhardwaj: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs, Doda Police has launched a special drive to check and destroy illegal cultivation of poppy crop (opium plants) besides registration of FIRs against the cultivators.
In a statement issued today, Doda Police said that acting on a specific information through reliable sources that some locals have cultivated poppy crop in their land in village Bhasti of tehsil Bhalla. Immediately on the receipt of this information, Police swung into action and a police team of Police Post Bhalla led by In-charge Police Post Bhalla reached the spot and destroyed the illegally grown crop of poppy in the presence of Executive Magistrate Class 1st Bhalla and other officers. In this, connection case FIR No. 59/2023 under relevant section has been registered at Police Station Bhaderwah and investigation of the case started.
Another FIR No. 106/2023 was registered at Police Station Doda after the receipt of information through reliable sources regarding illegal cultivation of Poppy crop by some unknown farmers in their land at village Racho Rote area Marmat. On the receipt of information, a police team under the charge of In-charge Police Post Goha along with officials of Revenue /Agriculture department reached the spot and destroyed the illegal grown crop of Poppy in the presence of Executive Magistrate Class 1st Goha.
Doda Police has appealed the general public to keep eye in their neighborhood and provide information of illegal/prohibited cultivation so that action under law could be taken against the cultivators and crops are destroyed.
