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Punjab: Locals do patrolling to check drug smuggling; Police says it’s against law
In rural areas, along with men, women and children were also forced to patrol the streets late at night to catch drug smugglers. Read further on Dynamite News
Bhatinda: Common people and police have now come face to face in Bhatinda on the issue of drug smuggling in the district. Groups of local residents have been seeing patrolling the area at night to stop the drug supply, however, police have said that it is against the law as it is their work to conduct investigation.
In rural areas, along with men, women and children were also forced to patrol the streets late at night to catch drug smugglers. In Bathinda, women are keeping a night vigil.
"Drug smuggling is taking place secretly. There is a lot of cheating going on. This is the work of the government, if they want, can shut down this smuggling in a minute but they are not doing so. Drug smugglers supply drugs at night. Police do not take any action, hence the villagers have started a campaign of blockade and patrolling at night," a woman from the Bhatinda said.
However, Bhatinda Range ADGP, Surinderpal Singh Parmar has said that nobody has the right to take the law in their hand. It is the Police's duty to investigate anyone.
"Nobody is allowed to take the law in their hands. If you are fond of stopping and searching people by creating blockades, then join the police. Action will be taken against unnecessarily stopping and searching people at night," he said. (with ANI inputs)