Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the state police personnel with drug links will not just be suspended but also dismissed from service. Talking to reporters at Nagpur, Fadnavis said anyone involved in the manufacturing and peddling of drugs will be booked under harsh laws.<br />'' <br />'' He said that the people involved will face strict action, but those police officials found to be involved in drug trade, will not just be suspended but also dismissed under Article 311 of the Constitution. He informed that the state police have undertaken a campaign to make Maharashtra drug-free and raids are being undertaken in every district. Work is happening at the national level and the inter-state movement of gangs involved in the drug trade is being monitored. He also said that the state police have confiscated drugs worth hundreds of crores of rupees.<br />'' <br />''The Fadnavis-led home department had faced criticism, especially from the Shiv Sena – UBT over the escape of alleged drug racketeer Lalit Patil from a government hospital in Pune on 2nd October. Patil was arrested near Bengaluru a few days later. Nine police personnel were suspended after Patil's escape. Patil, who was in jail for about a year, was found to have access to a mobile phone while in hospital. He was allegedly peddling drugs even while undergoing treatment and had been named in a new case only three days ago.