Ludhiana, May 2 -- The Khanna police, in collaboration with the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA), demolished the houses of three drug traffickers in Dhamot Kalan village, Payal, on Thursday. Among the accused is a woman who was caught while smuggling drugs in her Thar SUV in 2024, officials said.

These houses were illegally constructed without GLADA approval, officials said. The operation, a part of the Punjab government's "Yudh Nasheya Virudh" campaign, was conducted under the supervision of Khanna senior superintendent of police (SSP) Jyoti Yadav Bains with GLADA officials amid a heavy police presence.

The SSP said the Punjab government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy toward drugs and is taking strict action aga...