ANTF likely to be empowered with police station powers

While many States have empowered Anti Narcotics Task Force to register cases and investigate, Karnataka is yet to grant such powers to the force. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Karnataka government is mulling over empowering the recently formed Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) with the powers of police station.This will enable the ANTF to book cases, make arrests and carry out criminal investigations in drug cases. Presently, it doesn’t have an independent head and is only restricted to review and coordinate drug case probes.Formed as per a recent mandate of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), all States and Union Territories have now formed the ANTFs. While many States have empowered them to register cases and investigate, Karnataka is yet to grant such powers to the ANTF.The EAGLE