The Supreme Court on Monday expressed serious concern over the increasing habit of drinking alcohol among the youth of the country. He warned the youth that taking drugs is not good or good at all. Justice B.V. A bench of Justices Nagarathna and N Kotishwarasingh made the above observations while allowing investigation by the NIA against accused drug smuggler Ankush Vipan Kapoor.
Ankush is accused of being involved in smuggling of heroin from Pakistan to India via sea route. The court said that glorification of drugs should be stopped at all costs. Expressing concern over people running away from the problem of drug and alcohol addiction, the court said that everyone will have to organize to fight this serious problem. He especially appealed to the youth to face this challenge. It was requested to treat the intoxicated person with sympathy and love.
Drug addiction is a serious threat to the youth of the country
Justice Nagarathna warned that drug addiction poses social and economic dangers as well as mental dangers. Due to this the youth of the country is losing its shine. The court urged parents, society and governments to work together to fight this problem.
The court took seriously the fact that drug addiction is spreading rapidly among the youth of the country. The effects of drugs vary according to a person’s age, caste and religion and have a serious impact on the entire society and system. Justice Nagarathna said that drug proceeds are used to fund terrorism and destabilize the society which must be stopped.