Chatra: Police destroyed poppy cultivation on 15 acres in Lawalong and Tandwa areas on Saturday. Simaria SDPO Ashok Priyadarshi confirmed it stating that five acres of poppy were destroyed Lawalong and 10 acres in Tandwa. Priyadarshi said, “Our DC and SP were regularly getting reports about poppy cultivation in remote areas of Simaria subdivision. Teams were formed to hold raids in such areas and destroy the plants.”TNN
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