Unemployed youth turn drug peddlers in Dharamshala

by Rajesh Badhawan

              Cannabis Plant (Photo Credit: transmitdistort)

Dharamshala, a small town located in the foothills of the Dhauladhar range, is a beautiful town that attracts national and international tourists every year. Tourists visiting Dharamshala to spend their vacations in this ‘God’s Own Paradise’, bring in a lot of business opportunities for the locals. From hotels, to travel & tour packages, to food service – the local people provide everything the guests demand. But what is most alarming in the last few decades is the growth of its underground drug business. It has tarnished the image of this tourist town for worse.