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In Haryana, villages are fighting back against drugs

Дата публикации: 26-09-2026 07:47:50

The drug menace has spread from the borders of Haryana to the State’s agricultural and semi-urban heartland, forcing khaps, gram panchayats, and community groups to step in where police action alone has failed to contain it. Communities are resorting to night patrols, fines, and direct action against peddlers. Ashok Kumar reports on the efforts of the people and the widening gap in de-addiction and rehabilitation facilities

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Rajthal residents in Hansi, Haryana, keep round-the-clock vigil at the village entrance to prevent entry of drug peddlers.

Rajthal residents in Hansi, Haryana, keep round-the-clock vigil at the village entrance to prevent entry of drug peddlers. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

On the side of a busy road cutting through Rajthal village in Haryana’s Hansi district, around 150 kilometres north-west of Delhi, stands a bright red-and-white banner tied to a yellow police barricade. In bold letters in Hindi, it reads, “Nasha ke khilaf gram panchayat Rajthal ka sakht sandesh [The strict message from the Rajthal gram panchayat (village council) against drug/substance abuse].” The warning below says: sell drugs in the village and pay ₹1 lakh; help a drug peddler get bail and pay another ₹1 lakh.

A few steps behind the barricade, men wearing white kurtas and turbans sit on red plastic chairs in a circle in the shade of a roadside tree. They are Rajthal’s round-the-clock thekri pehra (community-led vigil). Their job is to guard their village and the entire stretch against drugs.

Published - September 26, 2026 12:15 pm IST

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