Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 12: Police in Srinagar today booked six “infamous” drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT-NDPS Act).
Authorities said these peddlers have been involved in the peddling of narcotics among the youth of Srinagar on an alarming scale.
“Besides, they were also involved in several NDPS Act cases of various police stations of Srinagar,” police said.
The drug peddlers have been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Sheikh, son of Mohammad Rafiq Sheikh, resident of Beigh Mohalla Allochibagh A/P Sharjah Bemina; Abid Rasool Dar, son of Ghulam Rasool Dar, resident of Check Kalan Kanihama B.K. Pora; Raza Rauf Mirjan, son of Rouf Ahmad Mirjan, resident of Gulshan Abad Hyderpora; Azan Parviaz Glitsaaz, son of Parviaz Ahmad Glitsaaz, resident of Kani Mohalla Rainawari; Javaid Ahmad Wani, son of Ali Mohammad Wani, resident of Sonwar at present Gasoo; and Danish Ahmad Bhat, son of Abdul Ahad Bhat, resident of Panzinara.
As per police, they have been booked under the PIT-NDPS Act after obtaining formal detention orders from the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, based on dossiers prepared by Srinagar police against them.
Despite several NDPS Act cases registered against them, police said these peddlers did not mend their ways after getting bailed out from courts.
“They were brazenly promoting drugs among the youth of the Valley, especially in Srinagar, through their illegal narcotics network.”
Consequently, these drug peddlers were detained and subsequently lodged in district jails of Udhampur, Poonch and Rajouri, police said.
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