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GANDHINAGAR: Home minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the ill effects of narcotics on the country’s youths, its security and its economy, along with danger of narco-terrorism, are a cause of concern for India.
“India faces danger in the form of narco-terror. The money earned through this is used in terrorism, and this also needs to be stopped. Our coming generation is being destroyed,” Shah said at the inaugural of a centre of excellence on narcotics and psychotropic substances at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU). He said that several steps have been taken in the past two years to curb narcotic trade.
“I am happy to say that the last one-and-a-half years have been the golden time for India in terms of seizure of narcotics. But as long as they are not scientifically analysed and stopped using a different strategy, such physical campaigns do not deliver us success,” said the MP from Gandhinagar who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat.
Shah said India has made several changes in the system to deal with narcotics — right from coordination, hierarchy and law, as more changes are on the way.
The home minister lauded the role of forensic sciences to curb the menace. “The field of forensic science leaves no scope for casual approach or laziness if we have to meet or even stay two steps ahead of the challenges that our country of 130 crore population face wherein people follow different religions, speak different languages and cultures,” he said, citing the issues of border security unlike any other country and changing face of crime because of neighbouring countries.
He also added that the time to use ‘third degree’ (torture to glean information) is over. “Forensic Science Laboratories (FSLs) play a big role in modernising police and making investigation scientific, and get the criminals punished based on the same scientific evidence,” Shah said. “Even the toughest person can be broken and brought to book based on scientific evidence with proper work by FSL.”
He also stressed the need for cyber security for growth and development of the economy.
Shah also visited the NFSU campus and reviewed various facilities.
“India faces danger in the form of narco-terror. The money earned through this is used in terrorism, and this also needs to be stopped. Our coming generation is being destroyed,” Shah said at the inaugural of a centre of excellence on narcotics and psychotropic substances at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU). He said that several steps have been taken in the past two years to curb narcotic trade.
“I am happy to say that the last one-and-a-half years have been the golden time for India in terms of seizure of narcotics. But as long as they are not scientifically analysed and stopped using a different strategy, such physical campaigns do not deliver us success,” said the MP from Gandhinagar who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat.
Shah said India has made several changes in the system to deal with narcotics — right from coordination, hierarchy and law, as more changes are on the way.
The home minister lauded the role of forensic sciences to curb the menace. “The field of forensic science leaves no scope for casual approach or laziness if we have to meet or even stay two steps ahead of the challenges that our country of 130 crore population face wherein people follow different religions, speak different languages and cultures,” he said, citing the issues of border security unlike any other country and changing face of crime because of neighbouring countries.
He also added that the time to use ‘third degree’ (torture to glean information) is over. “Forensic Science Laboratories (FSLs) play a big role in modernising police and making investigation scientific, and get the criminals punished based on the same scientific evidence,” Shah said. “Even the toughest person can be broken and brought to book based on scientific evidence with proper work by FSL.”
He also stressed the need for cyber security for growth and development of the economy.
Shah also visited the NFSU campus and reviewed various facilities.
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