Mangaluru, Feb 24: A senior police officer has opined that availability of plenty of pocket money is one of the reasons for increase in drug abuse among college students in places like Mangaluru.
Mr Borase said that the police are preparing a list of students with backlogs, still pursuing higher education, for the reason that some among them may be a part of drug cartel, luring their juniors with such stuff.
Recalling the issue of narcotics and drugs that had garnered limelight again during the release of a Bollywood film ‘Udta Punjab’, the SP said, “At the same time, it came to the notice of the police that even Mangaluru is also not far behind, forcing the law enforcing agencies to deal with an iron hand. As a result, cases are also being booked against drug addicts or consumers who were earlier treated with kid gloves caring for their reformation.”
Giving a call to the principals to develop skills to identify such drug addict students, the SP gave them a few tips on behaviour of such addicts like- staying isolated and constantly demanding money coming out with one or the other reasons. Apart from identifying such people, they should be counselled to bring them back into the mainstream, added SP.
Pointing out that even peer pressure forces students to pick up habits, he advised them to instead concentrate on developing some hobbies that may help them withstand such cravings, not uncommon in the youth.
Y Abdulla Kunhi, chancellor of Yenepoya University, stressed on the need for all educational institutions to co-operate with the police and the law enforcement agencies to tackle the flow of illicit drugs.
G Shreekumar Menon, registrar, Yenepoya University, outlined the future agenda of 'Mission Angel Dust' to grow into a vast network of universities/colleges and schools that will address the drug issues. Principals of several institutions from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kodagu and Kasaragod attended the conclave.
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