​​Kerala High Court Seeks Action Plan to Curb Child Drug Abuse in Kochi

The Kerala High Court has asked the State government to clarify if it has an action plan to address increasing drug abuse among children in Kochi.

The Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice C. Jayachandran was hearing petitions, including one by a parent, Sumi Joseph.

The Court observed that Kochi reports the highest number of child drug abuse cases in Kerala and noted the absence of proper qualitative data.

The Kochi District Police Chief has been directed to submit suggestions. The State referred to its ongoing anti-drug campaign, ‘Operation D-HUNT’. (Kerala State Legal Services Authority v State of Kerala & ors)