Inter-state drug racket: 9 more held by Shimla cops

Shimla: The Shimla police have arrested nine more accused linked to the inter-state drug racket run by kingpin Shahi Mahatma of Rohru.The police have arrested a total 52 accused involved in this drug syndicate which was active mainly in Rohru-Chirgaon areas for the past three to four years involving drug money of nearly Rs 8 crore. The police had earlier on Sept 18, arrested a resident of Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, Mudasir Ahmed Mochi, with 468 grams heroin, at Kharapathar in Shimla district, while he was on his way to deliver the consignment to Mahatma. An FIR in this case was registered under section 21 of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (NDPS) Act. During the investigation, nine more accused had come to fore, who have now been arrested. The arrested are Balwan Singh (38), Pushkar Chauhan (35), Vivek Kumar (30), Anshul Negi (27), Vikas Kumar (30), Ajay Kumar (31), Anuj Chauhan (37), Abhishek, and Harshit Chauhan, all from different villages of Rohru and Chirgaon. Mahatma had already been arrested by the police. We also published the following articles recently