Wednesday 13th May, 2026
Srinagar, Jul 31: To help people to inform police about the activities of drug peddlers and addicts in their respective areas, Jammu and Kashmir police has set up a 24X7 helpline to fight the menace, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Srinagar, Dr Haseeb Mughal has recently said that police has sought help of common people and management of different mosques to fight drug menace.
Spokesman said that keeping in mind the well being of the society in general and particularly the rising concerns for drug-addiction in District Srinagar, Srinagar Police launched a helpline to strengthen its intelligence mechanism to nab drug peddlers and smugglers.
He said police requests general public to provide information related to drug peddling. Drug menace is one of the major problem faced by the state and is taking heavy toll on the young generation and society as a whole, he said.
He said Dr Mughal while dedicating the helpline to general public said that anyone who has any information about drug-peddling can contact on helpline number 9596770538, or send us WhatsApp messages, pictures & videos as well.
This helpline will be open 24X7 and the identity of the person revealing the information will be kept secret. The information providers will also be awarded suitably, if the information proves to be genuine and leads to recovery of drugs.
Community members are requested to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighborhood. Persons found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt as per law. Our consistent actions against drug peddlers should reassure the community members that we are making efforts to keep our society free from the scourge of drug menace.
Leaders of mainstream parties besides chairmen of both the factions of the Hurriyat Conference (NC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq and members of civil society have also expressed concern over the increase in drug addiction among youths, including women.