Ludhiana: Fed up with what they allege is rampant drug peddling in their neighbourhood, residents of Manohar Nagar formed teams to keep vigil and caught two men they suspected of coming to the area to sell drugs late Tuesday night. The duo were allegedly thrashed before being handed over to police.Police, however, said no narcotics were recovered from the two men. They were nevertheless taken into custody under preventive action as both had previous criminal records, police said.Resident Rajesh Khokhar alleged that drugs were being sold openly in the locality, including near parks, houses and religious places. He claimed people visiting the area to procure drugs also consumed them in the open and subsequently created nuisance.Khokhar alleged that a resident who recently tried to intervene had been assaulted, prompting locals to take matters into their own hands and form teams to keep watch on the neighbourhood.He said residents were keeping vigil around midnight Tuesday when two men arrived in the area. Suspecting that they had come to sell drugs, locals caught them and subsequently called police. The two were then handed over to the police.Residents have also sent a letter to the Ludhiana commissioner of police seeking action against the alleged drug menace. Khokhar claimed the situation had become so difficult that some residents felt they might eventually be forced to sell their houses and move out if the problem persisted.Model Town SHO inspector Gurshinder Kaur said police did not recover drugs from the possession of either man. However, she said both had a criminal history and were taken into custody under preventive action.
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