75% tested positive for drugs, now test negative: How Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy helped students turn their lives around

Mangaluru police screened over eight thousand students for drug use, identifying ninety-eight positive cases. These students received counselling and family involvement, leading to many positive outcomes. Follow-up tests revealed thirty-eight students no longer tested positive for drug use. This approach combines enforcement with rehabilitation for young people. The initiative aims to prevent drug use from becoming a permanent label for students.