Kapurthala: Over 150 inmates lodged in the Modern Jail here on Wednesday took a pledge to shun drugs and urged the jail authorities to ensure their de-addiction.

The inmates took the pledge in the presence of DGP (Prisons) Shahsi Kant at a function held inside the jail premises. The DGP assured the inmates that jail authorities would make arrangements for their treatment and said drug de-addiction drive would be carried out in all the jails.
He said over 60 per cent youths in the state were suffering from drug addiction. PTI