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Tribune press service
Amritsar, September 12
A day after a video of a newly married woman allegedly under the influence of drugs in the Maqboolpura locality area went viral on social media, police identified her and she was later admitted to the Swami Government Medical College’s Vivekanand De-addiction Center here today.
She was admitted to the center by the provincial deputy of Amritsar (East), Jeevan Jyot Kaur, whose constituency falls under the locality of Maqboolpura. The MP said the woman was from the Lehra Gagga region and had come to Amritsar to pay their respects.
She said when she spoke with the victim’s family they disavowed her while pointing out that they had tried to help her avoid drugs but she used to run away detox centers.
Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Arun Pal Singh today urged people to share information about active drug traffickers in their respective areas. He said that before sharing such videos, they should inform the police. He said police took action to cut off the supply chain by arresting drug dealers and seizing contraband.
Citing data, he said, since April 1, city police had registered 483 cases and arrested 650 smugglers. During the period, he confiscated over 11 kg of heroin and around 8 kg of opium, as well as other narcotics. The municipal police also arrested 49 declared perpetrators of NDPS offences.
From January to August 2021, the police had registered only 299 cases against 409 people while they registered 526 cases against 732 suspects during the corresponding period this year.
In Maqboolpura area, police have registered 43 cases under the NDPS Act against 60 traffickers, seizing 609g of heroin and 1.2kg of opium during this year, the police commissioner said. He added that the police had also arrested declared offenders in the area. In 2021, only 209 cases were recorded, he said.
The family denies her
She was admitted to the center by the provincial deputy of Amritsar (East), Jeevan Jyot Kaur, whose constituency falls under the locality of Maqboolpura. The MP said the woman was from the Lehra Gagga region and had come to Amritsar to pay their respects. She said when she spoke with the victim’s family they disavowed her while pointing out that they had tried to help her avoid drugs but she used to run away detox centers.
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