Not just peddlers, drug abusers will face legal action: Kalaburagi City Police Commissioner
The Kalaburagi City Police Commissioner announced that drug consumers will now face legal action alongside peddlers as part of an intensified anti-narcotics campaign. The initiative includes new awareness programs like 'Operation RISE' to encourage a drug-free society.
Why it matters
This shift in policy signals a stricter approach to drug enforcement, moving beyond supply-side intervention to target demand-side consumption.
Drug abusers, and not just peddlers, will now face legal action as Kalaburagi police steps up its campaign against narcotic drugs, City Police Commissioner S.D. Sharanappa said on Saturday.
He said more than 700 persons have been booked in narcotics-related cases in Kalaburagi during the last three years, warning that those found consuming narcotic substances would also be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
Calling upon young people to play an active role in creating a drug-free society, Mr. Sharanappa urged students to stay away from substance abuse as well as the misuse of digital technology and become ambassadors of the anti-drug movement.
“The police alone cannot eliminate the drug menace and all educational institutions, communities and the public should actively support the police and government in their campaign for a drug-free society,” the Police Commissioner said.
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