February 15: Continuing its intensified fight against drug menace, Banihal police under the overall supervision of SSP Ramban Haseeb-ur-Rehman apprehended two drug peddlers and recovered huge quantity of Poppy straw in their instance in Banihal area of Ramban District.
Following a special information, a Police team headed by SHO police Station Banihal Abid Hussain Bukhari and SDPO Sajad Sarwar assisted by I/C Police post Jowher Tunnel Waseem Mehraj under the supervision Addl SP Ramban intercepted a Punjab bound truck bearing registration number PB02DP- 0696 driven by Gurpreet singh son of Shinder Singh a resident of Galla Mandi Tehsil Jagrow Distt Ludyana at chowkorinall NHW Banihal. On checking of the vehicle 460 kilograms of poppy straws was recovered.
A case FIR number 24/2020 under section 8/15 NDPS ACT was registered and further investigation has been taken up.