The Bilaspur district police arrested eight individuals in connection with multiple drug possession cases, seizing 15.83 grams of chitta and 4.48 grams of charas. The arrests were made following various operations throughout the district.
The arrested individuals come from a variety of regions:
Two youths from Punjab
Three individuals from Mandi
Three others from Bilaspur district
In a coordinated operation near the Baloh toll plaza on Sunday, a special police team intercepted a taxi and seized 5.50 grams of chitta. The three accused — Harish Kumar, Sunil Kumar, and Chaman Lal — are all residents of Mandi district.
In another operation, a young man, later identified as Akshay Kumar from Hawan village in Ghumarwin tehsil, was apprehended near the Shri Laxmi Narayan Temple in Bilaspur. Police recovered 17 milligrams of chitta and 3.50 grams of hashish from his possession.
In a separate case, Shivam, a youth standing near a milk chilling plant in the Nihal sector, was found in possession of 6 milligrams of chitta and 98 milligrams of hashish.
Police also stopped a car at a checkpost on the old Chandigarh-Manali highway near Dholra Gate. One of the passengers, Lokesh Kumar, threw a packet upon seeing the police. The packet contained approximately 10 grams of chitta. Also arrested were Shyam and Mintu Singh, both from Punjab.
Investigations are ongoing, and the NDPS Act has been invoked in all cases. According to Additional Superintendent of Police Shiv Chaudhary, the authorities are determined to clamp down on drug-related activities in the region.