HYDERABAD: Chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao has instructed the DGP to form a special Narcotic and Organised Crime Control Cell to crack down against drug menace in the state. The special cell with both intelligence and operations wings will work under the DGP.
On Wednesday, CM held a review meeting at Pragathi Bhavan on measures to be taken to control drug abuse. The meeting was attended by chief secretary Somesh Kumar, DGP M Mahendar Reddy, Hyderabad police commissioner CV Anand and CMO officials. In the meeting, CM told officials to act sternly against offenders. He instructed officials concerned to act tough against drug peddlers, and said that use of narcotic drugs should be totally eliminated from the state.
While asking officials to prepare a special action plan for strict implementation of anti-narcotic measures, CM instructed the DGP to form the Narcotic and Organised Crime Control Cell with about 1,000 members.
In this regard, the CM has decided to hold a conference at Pragathi Bhavan on January 28 with police and excise department officials. While the CM will head the conference, the home minister, excise minister, chief secretary, DGP, SPs, police commissioners, DCP, other senior police officials and excise departments officers will participate in the conference to discuss measures to be taken to curtail and eliminate narcotic abuse, said a CMO official.
It was also learnt that the CM has agreed for enhancement of police strength and infrastrucure in the three city commissionerates, including provision of new vehicles and buildings for the city police as a significant portion of state’s population lives there.
Hyderabad: Chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao has instructed the DGP to form a special Narcotic and Organised Crime Control Cell to crack down against drug menace in the state. The special cell with both intelligence and operations wings will work under the DGP.
On Wednesday, CM held a review meeting at Pragathi Bhavan on measures to be taken to control drug abuse. The meeting was attended by chief secretary Somesh Kumar, DGP M Mahendar Reddy, Hyderabad police commissioner CV Anand and CMO officials. In the meeting, CM told officials to act sternly against offenders. He instructed officials concerned to act tough against drug peddlers, and said that use of narcotic drugs should be totally eliminated from the state.
While asking officials to prepare a special action plan for strict implementation of anti-narcotic measures, CM instructed the DGP to form the Narcotic and Organised Crime Control Cell with about 1,000 members.
In this regard, the CM has decided to hold a conference at Pragathi Bhavan on January 28 with police and excise department officials. While the CM will head the conference, the home minister, excise minister, chief secretary, DGP, SPs, police commissioners, DCP, other senior police officials and excise departments officers will participate in the conference to discuss measures to be taken to curtail and eliminate narcotic abuse, said a CMO official.
It was also learnt that the CM has agreed for enhancement of police strength and infrastrucure in the three city commissionerates, including provision of new vehicles and buildings for the city police as a significant portion of state’s population lives there.
