Sonipat: During a police raid 400 opium plants were found cultivated in the temple of education in Sonipat, raising a question whether this drug business is going on due to the negligence of the administration or is there an organized gang working in this regard. There has been a stir in the education world on the recovery of 400 opium cultivation was going on in this university of Sonipat, 400 plants recovered during police raid located just a few distance from the University campus near Police Commissioner’s office in Rai in which police has arrested one accused after conducting a raid and recovered 400 opium plants from the spot. According to information, earlier a similar case had come to light in Rohtak also.
Sonipat Police Crime Branch Unit-1 received secret information that opium was being cultivated on a large scale in the campus of World University of Design and after this, conducted raids there, when opium cultivation was found in about 1000 square feet area. Police arrested gardener Sant Lal present on the spot, working for the last 9 years. Police investigation has also revealed that opium plants were being grown secretly in the university campus and opium had been extracted from these plants several times. Police suspect that this work was not limited to the gardener only, but few more people may be involved in this highly illegal business. As such the police are interrogating the accused to find out the involvement of people involved in this illegal cultivation and where this opium was being supplied.
Addressing media persons, the Police Commissioner held a press conference regarding this matter and made other revelations, said the arrested accused, gardener Sant Lal presently in police custody alone is not responsible in this regard, there is a possibility of big revelations related to this illegal business likely going on since a long time. He said the police are now also investigating whether the university administration was aware of this cultivation or not. Now the question is being raised whether this drug business is flourishing due to the negligence of the administration or is there an organized gang working behind it, only further investigation by the police will reveal who is the real mastermind behind this case.
