Ludhiana, Dec. 17 -- The Samrala police rescued 19 youths from an unregistered drug de-addiction centre in Chak Mafi village in Samrala on Tuesday.

Addressing a press conference in Samrala on Wednesday, deputy superintendent of police (DSP, Samrala) Tarlochan Singh said that Samrala SHO Harvinder Singh received secret information about a fake de-addiction centre operating in Chak Mafi village.

According to the tip-off, 19 youths had been forcibly admitted and were being kept there against their will. Acting on the information, the Samrala police conducted a raid with a team of doctors and an executive magistrate. During the raid, it was found that the de-addiction centre was being run illegally without any licence. No trained doctor or ...