Chandigarh, Oct 28 :– In a crackdown against people involved in drug trade, Haryana Police has demolished an illegal house built by a drug peddler on panchayat land in Sirsa district.
Sharing the information here today, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that a joint team of police and civil administration demolished the illegal construction raised by drug peddler Nirmal Singh, a resident of village Ganga in Sirsa by rolling bulldozer on the premises.
Nirmal had built a house on illegally occupying about 200 yards of Panchayati land, which was demolished with the help of local administration.
He informed that three cases were registered against him in Sadar Dabwali police station under the NDPS Act while one case under the Excise Act. Apart from this, a case under NDPS Act is also registered against him at Gidderbaha police station of Punjab State. Presently, he is lodged in District Jail Sirsa.
Police is taking stern action against miscreants and drug traffickers and in the last few days several properties acquired through ill-gotten means by such elements have been demolished. Such action on drug peddlers and other miscreants will continue in future also, he added.