CHANDIGARH, Sept. 12 -- Haryana's director general of police (DGP) Shatrujeet Kapur on Friday said that 4,233 villages out of 7,354 villages in the state have been declared drug-free. Similarly, out of 1,956 wards, 910 wards now fall under the drug-free category with Kurukshetra district taking the lead by declaring 410 villages drug-free, followed by Nuh 310 villages and Kaithal with 232 villages. "The police implemented a joint verification system of CID and HSNCB to make the process more reliable and transparent, ensuring a true assessment of the drug-free status of villages," DGP Kapur said after chairing a meeting related to the "drug -free Haryana" campaign. He said that "Drug-Free Haryana" is not merely a matter of law and order but a social and moral responsibility. As per the police data, from January to July 2025, a total of 67 commercial quantity cases were adjudicated, out of which 42 resulted in convictions even as in 2024 during the same months at least 130 cases were adjudicated with 93 convictions. Districts like Hisar, Gurugram, Nuh, Faridabad, and Sirsa recorded a 100% conviction rate. In 2025 so far, assets worth more than Rs.1.75 crore have been seized and frozen, while proceedings are underway to seize and freeze assets worth more than Rs.32.18 crore. From January to August 2025, 307 FIRs were registered and 783 accused were named. Out of these, 437 accused were arrested on the spot, while 346 were arrested on the basis of backward and forward linkages. Under the PITNDPS Act, as many as 96 cases were reviewed in 2025 so far, out of which the home department passed detention orders in 51 cases.htc...