Women Start Night Patrolling To Fight Drug Gangs In Himachal

Women Start Night Patrolling To Fight Drug Gangs In Himachal

In the dead of winter nights, groups of women step out of their cosy homes in Leghat village of Bilaspur district here, holding torches and wielding sticks, to patrol the silent streets.

Women take to night patrol in Himachal's Bilaspur to fight chitta menace

Bilaspur (HP), Dec 15 (PTI) Amid the rampant chitta (adulterated heroin) problem, women in Laghat village of Bilaspur district here have taken to night patrols to curb the movement of drug traffickers. Laghat village, which falls under the Bilaspur Sadar assembly segment, connects the Bairi Rajadian panchayat with the Barmana industrial area. The area sees heavy vehicle movement round-the-clock, making it an easy transit route for drug peddlers,…