Jammu, Apr 04: Five persons were booked for cultivation of opium crop in Rajouri district, police said.
Police in Darhal received specific inputs about cultivation of opium crop in some fields, following which a special team was deputed, a police official said.
The crop was grown in the fields of Chowkian and Dodaj villages and five local residents, including Mohammad Ikhlaq, Abdul Majeed, Haji Ghulam Rasool and Mohammad Shakoor, all residents of Dodaj Darhal and Mohammad Sakal of Chowkian Darhal, were booked, he said.
“Today, teams of police, along with revenue staff, raided in the said areas and after hours long operations, succeeded in destroying the opium crop,” the official said.
A case has been registered against the accused and efforts are on to nab them, he said.
