6 members of notorious chitta smuggling ‘Radhe gang’ arrested in Shimla’s Rampur
In a major crackdown against chitta smuggling, the Himachal Pradesh Police have arrested six more persons linked to the notorious Radhe gang in Shimla district’s Rampur.
With this, the total arrests in the case have risen to nine, exposing the gang’s extensive operations in smuggling chitta from Punjab into Rampur and surrounding regions for several years. The police believe more drug associates may still be active. According to the police, those arrested are:
1. Rajesh Khanna (43), son of Gopal and a resident of Kosgar in Rampur tehsil in Shimla district
2. Dharam Sain (35), son of Kewal Ram and a resident of Nirmand village in Kullu tehsil
3. Ujjwal Pandit (29), son of Raj Kumar and a resident of Kashmiri Niwas, Ward No. 3 in Rampur
4. Lalit Kumar (36), son of Jia Lal and a resident of Chalawat village under Bhadawali post office in Rampur
5. Amit Kumar, son of Govind Singh and a resident of Kateda village under Tandi post office of Anni tehsil in Kullu district
6.Druv Deshta, son of Mahesh Deshta and a resident of Narain village in Rampur
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The police are interrogating all six suspects and intensifying efforts to locate additional members involved in the ring.
Rampur DSP Naresh Sharma confirmed the arrests, explaining, “These persons are associates of a suspect detained during a chitta seizure on October 17. The investigation is underway and we suspect more people may be linked to this gang.”
Kingpin arrested in Baddi raid
On October 17, the police arrested a smuggler in Shimla’s Kumarsain with 47 grams of chitta. During questioning, the police uncovered ties to an inter-state chitta smuggling network.
Acting on this lead, the police launched a raid in Solan’s Baddi and successfully arrested the gang’s kingpin, Dalip Kumar, alias Radhe, who originally belonged to Kumarsain. Radhe has long been supplying chitta in Rampur and Kullu and was a significant figure in the local drug trade, the police said.
