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Drug addicts up m Sirajganj

From Our Correspondent
SIRAJGANJ. July 16. The number of drug addicts in the district is rising alarmingly causing concern among tne peace loving people.
Drug Control Department of Sirajganj Circle filed several cases and arrested 30 persons during the last 12 month in this connection. Chowhall police arrested 14 youth on Mondav and arrested Asia Khatun. 20 from Railway colony with seven litres of rectified spirit.
Most of the addicts are unemployed youths, unruly young boys, and a class of students, rickshawpullers, sweepers and most transport workers.
Drug addicts mainly use the banned Indian phensidyl syrup, rectified spirits and (hull trine which are available In Mahmudpur. Sayagabinda. Railway colony, Hossalnpur, Malshapara. and Masumpur Mahallah and other ordinary places, the people alleged.
In order to meet the cost of drugs the addicts are engaged In various anti-social activities including stealing, hijacking, mugging, snatching and smuggling. people added According lo social workers and leaders, lack of proper awareness, frustration. family trouble and failure in love are the main causes for increasing the number of drug addicts.
Local people alleged that frustrated boys and addicts being failed to procure money from other places or sources take shelter under some cadres of the areas who easily recruit them and train them as criminals. The whole process Is continuing under the patronage of certain big boss of some politi-cal parties.
When criminals were arrested the political leaders rushed to the police station to ensure their release. Six month back police arrested 21 drug
addicts. Aller political pressure all ol them were released
Alter sunset the addicts gather at Mahinudpur. Sayagabinda. SlraJganJ Bazar station, Malshapara. nossaln-pur areas for taking various drugs.
the drugs are available In the town and at UHapara. Chowhall. Bclkuchi and Kamei khaiul because Illegal phensidyl syrup are being smuggled regularly through these places to SlraJganJ town and other distric ts.
Though police were driving separate operation in some parts of the district in this regard, drug addicts could not be stopped.
Meanwhile. Mahmudpur Mahalla of SlraJganJ Municipality Is a place where drug addiction Is a regular feature but the Drug Control Department hardly goes there to check the trend.
Later on the elite of Mah-mudpur formed a committee to rescue them from the drug addicts. They alleged that the inspector of Drug Control Department. SlraJganJ Circle did not cooperate them to control the addiction.
While contacted, the inspector of the office informed that he did not go to Mahmudpur-Sayagobanda, but he has taken a plan to go there soon.
On the other hand about 100 persons died by drinking liquor, phensidyl and heroin on SlraJganJ district during the last 10 years. Hospital sources said that maximum nights of the month the staff of the emergency ward has to remain busy to wash the stomach of drug addicts.
Local people and elite have urged the higher authorities to take the necessary action against the people who are involved in such illegal activities.