Gandhinagar, April 17 (IANS) The Gujarat Police have intensified the use of preventive detention against repeat offenders in narcotics cases, with five more individuals detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT NDPS Act) and sent to jails across the state, officials said on Friday. The latest action takes the number of detentions under the PIT NDPS Act to 21 in the first four months of 2026.In 2025, a total of 86 accused were de…
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New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Intensifying its battle against narcotics drugs, the Delhi government constituted a three-member Advisory Board, led by retired High Court judge Dharmesh Sharma, for better coordination between officials, law enforcers and other stakeholders, an official said on Friday. The Board, which will have an initial term of one year, includes advocates Nalin Kohli and Gajender Kumar, the official said in a statement.The constitution of the Board was ordered by Lieutenant Governor…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) As many as 9.50 lakh searchable data of arrested and convicted persons under the NDPS Act are available on the centralised digital database, National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco-Offenders (NIDAAN), for strengthening enforcement action, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in a written reply, said that NIDAAN, developed by the NCB in collaboration with the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS), integrate…