Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Feb 17: District Police Reasi booked and detained one more notorious drug peddler under PSA and lodged him in District Jail Amphalla, Jammu.
The accused, identified as Pawan Singh, son of Vakil Singh, resident of Serbad, Tehsil Katra, District Reasi, was involved in drug peddling case FIR numbers 27/2020 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act and FIR No. 203/2021 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act of Police Station Katra.
On the directions of SSP Reasi, Amit Gupta, his dossiers for PSA were prepared and after getting necessary detention order from Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Pawan Singh was arrested by the team of Police Station Katra led by Insp Nishant Gupta and SDPO Katra Surinder Singh.
Sharing details, SSP Reasi said that Reasi Police was working on multipronged strategy to deal with the problem of drug abuse. On one hand awareness programs are being organized in every nook and corner of the district and on the other hand drug peddlers are being booked under NDPS Act on regular basis, he said and added that Reasi Police has also started Anti Drug Helpline Number 9070907017 for general public where identity of caller will be kept secret.