KISHTWAR, May 23 -- Continuing its drive against drug menace, Kishtwar Police busted illegal cultivation of opium poppy plants in the Paddar area and registered two cases under the NDPS Act at Police Station Atholi.
SSP Kishtwar stated that Kishtwar Police developed reliable information regarding illegal cultivation of opium poppy in the Paddar area. Acting on this input, a police team led by SHO PS Atholi under the supervision of SDPO Atholi conducted a raid at Village Karthie, Tehsil Atholi Paddar, where Mohd. Akbar S/O Ghulam Qadir was found cultivating opium illegally. In this regard, Case FIR No. 11/2026 U/S 8/18 NDPS Act has been registered. During the operation, about 25 kilograms of opium poppy plants were recovered and destroyed o...