Excelsior Correspondent
HANDWARA, June 14: Handwara Police have booked a habitual drug peddler under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act and lodged him in jail.
The accused, Feroz Ahmad Khan, son of Late Abdul Ahad Khan, resident of Panditpora, Kralgund, was found repeatedly involved in narcotics trafficking despite facing multiple FIRs. His persistent criminal activities posed a serious threat to public safety, particularly endangering the youth of the area.
Following the due procedure and after persuing the material eveidences brought on record for its analysis, the detention of the accused under PIT NDPS Act was subsequently approved by the competent authority.