Police and Dumka dist admin destroy illegal poppy plants

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Press Trust of India Dumka (Jharkhand)
Last Updated : Feb 11 2015 | 8:15 PM IST
The Dumka district administration and district police have destroyed poppy crop planted over a stretch of 150 acres in Maoist-affected villages under Shikaripara police station limits.
Acting on a tip off, district Superintendent of Police Anup T Mathew and Sub-Divisional Officer Sudhir Kumar along with police force destroyed the poppy crop planted illegally in Hirapur and Dhobaghati village of the district, the SDO said.
"We had information about poppy crops planted on some land near the villages, but we were shocked to see the gamut of, Kumar said.
As the movement of police and other government employees was limited in the these Maoist-affected villages, a section of villagers had taken advantage of the situation and planted the crops, he said.
The value of the destroyed poppy was estimated in crores of rupees in the open market, Kumar added.
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First Published: Feb 11 2015 | 8:15 PM IST