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The Narcotics Control Bureau (BNC) has refused to release information about its drug war waged over the past 3 years as part of the RTI, an activist said on Sunday.
Mumbai activist Anil Galgali had asked for details on the number of drug raids carried out, the quantity seized, its total value and people booked, as well as how the drugs were disposed of.
Surprisingly, the NCB – which reports to the Home Office, denied the information under section 24 of the RTI. Especially since the NCB officials themselves here provide so much information through various media and make various claims, â€Galgali said.
He wondered why the BCN is evading and not providing the information under the RTI, especially when even the Mumbai police readily provide such data on the raids carried out by their anti-narcotics cell.
The activist sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Secretary Amit Shah to seek clarification, to upload the central agency’s anti-narcotics campaign to its website for the sake of public since people have the right to be informed of seizures.
The NCB, which has been active in Maharashtra since the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, regularly issues statements about its regular anti-narcotic actions, including the sensational raid on an alleged rave party aboard the Cordelia Cruise on the October 2.
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Posted on: Sunday November 28, 2021 13:49 IST
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