Saturday 27th Jul, 2024
NARC Cell working on Organised Crime
Police on Friday said that in a major achievement, Udhampur Police booked one of the hardcore narcotics smugglers and main suppliers of narcotics to youth, Umar Jaan S/o Imam Din R/o Maani Kasuri, Ramnagar A/P H.No. 39, Phase 01, Housing Colony, Udhampur under Public Safety Act.
Giving details, Rayees Mohammad Bhat IPS, SSP Udhampur said that the narcotics smuggler was a habitual criminal and number of times arrested in different cases of heinous nature including narcotics and bovine smuggling, attempt to murder, house breaking & theft besides other criminal cases. A dossier with regard to his criminal activities was prepared and submitted before District Magistrate, Udhampur Ravinder Kumar IAS, who after careful consideration issued orders of his detention under Public Safety Act.
A team of PS Udhampur led by Inspr. Vijay Choudhary, SHO under the supervision of Kulbir Handa DySP HQ executed the warrant for detention under Public Safety Act.
Police has established NARC Cell at Udhampur, which is vigorously working on preparing database of all hardcore criminals, narcotic smugglers & bovine smugglers who are frequently found involved in various intermingled criminal cases, especially those affecting youth.
NARC Cell is a first of its kind set up in the state, tasked to unearth the network of organised crimes so that all of them could also be got booked under stringent laws besides attachment of the property raised through illegal means.