In a significant operation named ‘Operation Trinetra’, the Pratapgarh Police, led by Superintendent of Police B. Aditya, confiscated over 762 kg of illicit doda-chura (poppy husk) after a confrontation with smugglers. The seized contraband is valued at more than Rs 1.14 crore in the global market.
The District Special Team (DST) intercepted a suspicious pickup truck near Dhariyawad, where the smugglers, in an attempt to evade capture, rammed a police jeep and escaped towards Udaipur. During the pursuit, the culprits allegedly fired multiple rounds at the police.
Following a tense standoff, the smugglers abandoned the vehicle in the forests near Arampura and fled under the cover of darkness. The police recovered 38 sacks of doda-chura and a live cartridge from the abandoned truck.
The operation involved a team led by Trainee RPS officer Shakti Dayma, SHO Hazarilal Meena, and DST in-charge Pratap Singh. A case has been filed at Dhariyawad police station, and efforts are underway to apprehend the absconding suspects.
In a parallel move to disrupt the financial networks of drug traffickers, assets worth Rs 1.12 crore have been frozen by the Pratapgarh Police under the NDPS Act. The frozen assets are linked to alleged smugglers Shahrukh Khan and Dilawar Khan, residents of Hathuniya, who were previously arrested in December 2025.
