India, Feb. 13 -- City Police to invoke PITNDPS Act to detain suspects; No need for FIR; Property to be seized

The unabated menace of drugs, both manufacturing and use, especially Methylene-dioxy-metha-mphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy in tablet form, along with ganja and other psychotropic substances in Mysuru city, has prompted the Police to invoke hard and harsh steps.

In a first-of-its-kind step, the City Police have begun invoking stringent provisions of the Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS), to detain drug peddlers without filing a First Information Report (FIR).

In an exclusive interview with Star of Mysore, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar said af...