Haryana Police set to detain 25 repeat drug offenders in April
The Haryana Police have determined to invoke the extraordinary powers below the Prevention of Illicit Site visitors in Narcotic Medication and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act to detain 25 repeat drug offenders, in what will likely be one other wave of arrests in April to additional dismantle the drug trafficking ecosystem.
Already the police have nabbed 71 repeat drug offenders who had been cumulatively concerned in 337 instances of medication below PIT NDPS Act between January 2023 and March 2025. The PIT NDPS Act is a potent authorized device that enables the preventive detention of ordinary offenders concerned in drug trafficking, as much as one yr with out trial.
“With 25 extra instances below energetic preparation, the Haryana Police are displaying no indicators of slowing down in its battle towards the drug menace,” stated OP Singh, chief of the Haryana State Narcotics Management Bureau (HSNCB).
“Many of those traffickers know the regulation higher than most…They keep below the industrial threshold intentionally, as a result of it helps them safe bail and keep away from severe jail time. We’re utilizing the PIT NDPS Act to close that door.”
In contrast to standard prosecution, typically delayed or derailed by bail, this Act permits police to isolate repeat offenders, making an attempt to dodge the system, based mostly on their previous conduct and create an additional layer of deterrence.
In line with the police, regardless of repeated arrests such ordinary offenders, who’re below the police radar, continued trafficking by profiting from authorized loopholes, notably people who differentiate between small, intermediate, and industrial portions.
As per HSNCB knowledge, of the entire 71 repeat offenders (10 feminine and 61 male) detained in final two years, districts with the very best variety of detentions below the PIT NDPS are Fatehabad (11), Kaithal (10), Faridabad and Rewari (7 every), Dabwali and Nuh (4 every).
Whereas a Dabwali resident Makhan Singh and Gaje Singh of Rohtak are concerned within the highest 9 NDPS instances every, “Rahul, 25, son of Nijjar Mohammad, Nuh district,” faces eight instances below the NDPS, and Gurmukh Singh of Fatehabad has been booked in six instances. Equally, a 32-year-old Rani of Rohtak district is one other repeat offender with 5 FIRs registered towards her, as per police information.
“That is the layer of repeat offenders we wanted to take away as they’re those who hold the equipment working. As soon as they’re out of circulation, the networks begin to collapse,” stated a police officer posted in a district.
The police sources say for the reason that crackdown, many districts have reported a noticeable drop in trafficking exercise. Officers say the specter of preventive custody has compelled repeat offenders to rethink the danger concerned.
HSNCB chief OP Singh stated that the following wave of detentions is predicted in April because the dossiers of 25 repeat offenders had been below authorized overview. “District police items and the HSNCB are working carefully to compile proof and act shortly. This isn’t a one-off train,” stated Singh.
“We’re on this for the lengthy haul. Each preventive detention sends a message: ordinary trafficking can have lasting penalties,” he added.
