Holiday rush: Shimla admn readies to tackle tourist influx

From installing crash barriers to designated parking spaces, deploying additional police and home guards and running special campaigns for food safety, is how the Shimla administration is gearing up for tourist influx.

- Shailee Dogra

SRINAGAR: Police on Monday attached properties of drug peddlers from the border Karnah in Kupwara. Under the NDPS Act, Kupwara police have attached two residential properties belonging to drug peddlers in the border area of Karnah. "This is the first time (under NDPS Act) such stringent action has been taken in this region, demonstrating the firm commitment of the police to combat the drug menace," the police spokesman said, adding that one of the properties attached is located in Pingla Haridal, which belongs to Riyaz Ahmad Shah, son of Talib Hussain Shah. "This property was attached in connection with case FIR No. 02/2019 U/S 8/21 NDPS Act registered in Karnah police station." The spokesman said the second property attached is located in Chitterkote Karnah, belonging to Jahangir Ahmad Khan, son of Rehmat Ali Khan. "This attachment is linked to case FIR No. 14/2020 U/S 8/21 NDPS Act. The combined market value of these properties is estimated to be approximately ₹40 lakhs. This action underscores the resolve of Kupwara police to root out drug-related activities from the district, particularly in sensitive border areas like Karnah." HTC

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