A couple in the Western suburbs is helpless as their 20-year-old son is admitted to a rehabilitation centre for the second time in three years. The father claimed that the youth in the vicinity were using drugs openly and the police have turned a blind-eye against them. "Three youth from our neighbourhood alone is undergoing treatment in rehabilitation centres. The police are aware of where the banned drugs are sold and the peddlers' identities, but they do nothing to stop it. They will punish me for just saying this."

He added that he was forced to rent out apart from his house so that he could pay the rehabilitation centre's fee of Rs 8000 per month which is the same amount as his salary. The couple is also considering selling their house so that they can keep their son away from the peddlers.