Farmer held for poppy cultivation near Malout

  • | Monday | 25th March, 2019

BATHINDA: Malout police in Muktsar district has arrested a farmer for cultivating poppy in his fields at Shergarh village near Malout town. Farmer Jaswinder Singh (48),who is also a former sarpanch, had cultivated poppy on a 6 marla plot out of his landholding of 10 acres, said the police. The SHO, Bikramjit Singh, said the police on Saturday got a tip-off about the cultivation of poppy in the fields of Jaswinder. The crop was immediately confiscated.Jaswinder, who had been arrested, said that he had seen a video clip on growing poppy and thought to give it a try. On checking the plants, there height was recorded at 3 feet.

BATHINDA: Malout police in Muktsar district has arrested a farmer for cultivating poppy in his fields at Shergarh village near Malout town. Farmer Jaswinder Singh (48),who is also a former sarpanch, had cultivated poppy on a 6 marla plot out of his landholding of 10 acres, said the police. The cops said that they had seized 2.30 quintal of poppy, which was full blown.Muktsar SSP Manjit Singh Dhesi said that this was first such case in the district and a case under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act had been registered against him at the Malout Sadar police station. The SHO, Bikramjit Singh, said the police on Saturday got a tip-off about the cultivation of poppy in the fields of Jaswinder. On checking the plants, there height was recorded at 3 feet. The crop was immediately confiscated.Jaswinder, who had been arrested, said that he had seen a video clip on growing poppy and thought to give it a try. He confessed that it was his folly.Meanwhile, the state government has been running a drive against drug abuse and on Sunday, a special task force (STF) flagged off bike rallies at different places in this regard.

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