After a video of a group of young people reportedly taking injectable sedative drugs went viral on social media, Coimbatore city police formed four special squads to examine the case of the city’s growing drug problem.
Locals claim that the video is that of youth living in Ukkadam, Kuniyamuthur, Selvapuram, Karumbukadai, Ponvizha Nagar, and Pudhukkadu. They also suggested that social organizations, Jamaat members, and parents should make attempts to save them from using the drug.
Around seven youths are seen in the video injecting sedative drugs at an undisclosed location in the city. Coimbatore city Commissioner Deepak M Damor said, “We have received the video and it is not clear where it was taken. All police teams in the city have been alerted to investigate the incident at their respective limits about the incident. Also, the special teams are pressed into service to locate the persons in the video footage.”
A resident of Selvapuram, Coimbatore, said, “After the DMK government took control, they failed to allocate adequate vaccination to Kongu Nadu. They have now disregarded the region’s law and order issue. Before the DMK came to power, we had never heard of drug issues.”
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