- Thursday, March 06, 2025
The demolitions took place after the Khanna municipal council reported that these properties were built on encroached government land
By: India Weekly
AS PART of its ongoing drive against illegal properties owned by drug peddlers, Punjab Police and municipal authorities demolished six structures in Khanna on Thursday (6).
These properties, built on encroached municipal land, belonged to six smugglers — Aslam, Sunil, Shindi, Mohendro, Pappu, and Gulshan — who are facing multiple cases related to drug trafficking and illegal liquor trade, police said.
Khanna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jyoti Yadav said the authorities undertook the demolition after the Khanna municipal council reported these encroachments to the police.
Sunil is in judicial custody, while the others are absconding, the police added.
A similar drive was also conducted in Amritsar.
The Amritsar Corporation with the support of the Punjab Police, demolished two-storied houses and shops constructed by drug traffickers.
Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the demolished properties belonged to two notorious drug traffickers, Gurmeet Singh and Sandeep Singh alias Sonu.
Widespread raids
Punjab Police on Thursday (6) said it conducted raids at 501 locations, leading to the arrest of 75 drug smugglers.
They said 53 First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered across the state.
With this, the number of drug smugglers arrested has reached 622 in six days.
The raids resulted in recovery of 8.2 kg heroin, 4.5 kg opium, 1,294 intoxicant tablets or injections from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
The operation was conducted on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav in all districts of the state.
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on February 28 set a three-month deadline to make the state drug-free.
A five-member sub-committee of cabinet ministers has been set up to monitor the ongoing drive against the drugs.
Mann on Thursday (6) urged people to become active partners in the campaign against drugs so that this scourge can be completely wiped out from the state.
He said the ongoing campaign has been meticulously planned to snap the supply line of drugs, put drug peddlers behind bars and ensure the rehabilitation of drug addicts.
Mann said the war against drugs cannot be won without people’s active support and urged them to share information about drug smugglers.
