Two persons from Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir were apprehended by Jammu and Kashmir Police along with heroin-like substances from their possession, police said on Sunday.
According to a statement issued to The Chenab Times, police said that a police party of Police Post DH Doda laid a naka on Bharat Road and, while conducting checking and frisking of vehicles and pedestrians, intercepted one vehicle, a WagonR bearing Registration No. JK06A/3499, for checking purposes. On inquiry, the driver disclosed his name as Shadab Ishaq, son of Mohd Ishaq Wani, a resident of Ghat Doda. During his personal search, a heroin-like substance (chitta) was recovered from his possession. Similarly, his associate, who was also travelling in the said wagon-type vehicle, disclosed his name as Farooq Ahmed, son of Mohd Sabar, resident of Sekwan Doda, was also searched, and a heroin-like substance (chitta) was also recovered from his possession.
“Upon this, FIR No. 249/2022 under the relevant sections has been registered at Police Station Doda and the investigation of the case has started,” the statement further reads.
Doda Police is appealing to the general public to extend cooperation to the police and provide inputs or information if any clue of drug smuggling is noticed so that the menace of drugs is eradicated from the society, according to the statement.
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Farid Ahmed Naik is Executive Editor for The Chenab Times and first Sarazi language news reporter. He also covers Crime and Politics on CT. Read More…
