SRINAGAR: Police have registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against a man after a drug screening test returned positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in Dogripora village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday.
According to police, a patrolling team from Police Post Reshipora, headed by its in-charge, Sub-Inspector Meheraj-ud-Din, found the man in an allegedly intoxicated state along the Jhelum bund at Dogripora.
He was subsequently taken to Primary Health Centre (PHC) Panzgam for medical examination, where his urine drug screening test returned positive for THC, a psychoactive substance found in cannabis, police said.
The individual was identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar, a resident of Syed Rehmania Astan, Lam, Nishat.
Police Station Awantipora registered FIR No. 249/2026 under relevant sections of the NDPS Act, and further investigation has been initiated.
Awantipora Police said it remained committed to combating drug abuse and appealed to the public to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in efforts to curb the drug menace.
