J&K L-G Manoj Sinha hardens stand on drug peddlers, days after Minister opposes demolitions of properties in Kashmir

Each school, college, and place of worship were urged to host weekly family dialogues on drugs, paired with local campaign audits to identify and fix gaps in the anti-drug drive.

The L-G said the administration will partner with religious leaders and social groups to create community immunization initiatives against drugs in 5-10 high-risk hotspot areas per district, and every school, college, and place of worship should host a weekly family dialogue on drugs under the Family Fortress Initiative, complemented by local campaign audits.

Sinha referenced about 3,000 calls received by the tele-manas counselling centre, drawing an analogy to compassionate treatment of addicts and stressing rehabilitation with dignity rather than stigma.

Police attached a residential house and several parcels of land in Baramulla district in connection with alleged drug trafficking activities.

An immovable property comprising a double-storey residential house along with land worth approximately ₹1.2 crores in Gasoo Hazratbal was attached after being identified as illegally acquired property linked to illicit drug trafficking activities.

Police demolished two illegal shops constructed over State land by NDPS accused in south Kashmir, in accordance with law.

J&K police demolished an illegally constructed cowshed raised on State land by a known drug peddler in Baramulla’s Pattan, as part of enforcement actions.

Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha said the anti-drug campaign will chase every rupee, asset, and shell company of drug traffickers and impose the harshest punishment, while citing that over 235,000 awareness events in 31 days, around 700 drug smugglers arrested, and actions targeting financial transactions had yielded crores in seized properties. He noted 300 driving licenses and over 400 vehicle registrations linked to drug smugglers recommended for cancellation, more than 3,300 drug stores inspected, 150 licenses suspended, and nearly 3,000 CCTV cameras installed at drug stores.

Days before the hardening stance, senior J&K Minister Sakina Itoo criticized demolitions and sealing of properties in Kashmir, arguing they were not helpful and that actions were uneven between Kashmir and Jammu.