Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Himachal Women Face FIR for Detaining Suspected Drug Peddlers
In a village in Himachal Pradesh, a group of women who patrol the streets to stop drug use got into trouble.
They stopped three young men they thought were using drugs and hurting someone.
The police checked but found no drugs.
Later, one of the young men said the women hurt him and filed a police report.
The women say they were just trying to help.
The police asked everyone to follow the law and report drug problems to them instead of taking action themselves.
A women's group in Laghat village, Himachal Pradesh, detained three youths suspected of drug use and assault.
The police found no drugs on the youths and issued a non-recovery memo.
One of the youths filed a police complaint alleging assault and wrongful restraint by the women's group.
An FIR was registered against the women's group members under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
The police appealed to the public to report drug-related activities to them instead of taking the law into their own hands.
- Who
- Members of the Laghat village Mahila Mandal and three youths
- What
- An FIR was filed against women's group members for allegedly detaining and assaulting three youths
- When
- December 22
- Where
- Laghat village, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh
- Why
- The women's group intervened after allegedly finding the youths assaulting a villager, suspecting them of drug use
- Location
- Laghat village, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh
- Incident Date
- December 22
- FIR Sections
- 115(2), 351(2), 126(2), 356(2), 191(2), 190, 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- Number of Youths Detained
- 3
- Contraband Found
- None
- Arrests Made
- None
- Complainant
- Suresh Mahajan
