Police seize 7 grams of chitta during night patrolling
TNR
KANGRA:
In a case that has once again spotlighted the deepening drug crisis in Himachal Pradesh, the Dehra police in Kangra district have arrested a woman who was allegedly carrying chitta to supply it to her drug-dependent son.
The incident has added to the rising number of startling drug-related cases surfacing across the state. According to officials, the arrest took place on Saturday night when the Dehra police had set up a checkpoint near Talai along the Jawalamukhi road.
Originally belonging to Ludhiana
The woman, identified as Seema Rani, originally from Ward 10, New Punjabi Bagh, Ludhiana, and now residing in Ward 1 of Jawalamukhi, was stopped on suspicion. A search led to the recovery of seven grams of chitta from her possession. Officers say she admitted she had procured the substance for her son, who has been battling severe addiction.
The police have registered a case against her under the NDPS Act and she has been taken into custody. Officials noted that the woman had been living in the area for several years and her son’s dependency had allegedly pushed her into sourcing the narcotics.
Dehra SP Mayank Chaudhary termed the arrest a significant breakthrough under the state government’s anti-narcotics initiative “Chitta Par Chot”. He said this is the first arrest of a female peddler in Dehra police district, calling it a direct strike at the supply chain that fuels the region’s drug problem.
The officer reiterated that the police would continue to intensify crackdowns as part of the ongoing campaign against the narcotics network.
