Himachal Police busts interstate drug ring in Kotkhai, 6 arrested

Himachal Police arrested six individuals on Saturday, linked with the interstate drug trade, the officials informed. 

 

The arrests were made after investigations of the backward and forward linkages following the arrest of accused Prikshit Dhani, a resident of Kotkhai on February 14, after recovery of 12 grams of Chitta (heroin) from his possession, they said. 

 

The accused have been identified as Aditya Chauhan (25), Paras Justa (27), Abhay Chauhan (26), Vishva Raj Singh (32), and Ashutosh Sanolta (24). All are the residents of Kotkhai in Shimla district, and supplier Sahil Kumar (26), a resident of Chandigarh, the police said. 

 

Shimla Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi confirmed the report and said further investigation is on into the matter. 

 

Gandhi said that a case under Section 29 (abetment and criminal conspiracy) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the accused. 

 

"The accused were involved in a wide drug racket in Kotkhai, " he added.