Bank Employee, Two Others Arrested with Chitta in Himachal Drug Busts

• A private bank employee, Ved Vyas Vikram Singh Thakur, was arrested in Sanjauli, Shimla, with 4.270 grams of Chitta.
• Shimla police have apprehended 35 drug traffickers in the last 14 days, indicating an ongoing crackdown.
• In Kullu, two individuals, Nikhil Sharma and Shiv Kumar (from Ludhiana, Punjab), were arrested from a hotel in Chhota Bhuiyan with 104 grams of Chitta.
• The Kullu recovery is the largest Chitta consignment seized in the district to date, valued at approximately five lakh rupees.
• The Himachal Pradesh government offers rewards from 10,000 to five lakh rupees for information on Chitta traffickers.

Why It Matters: Himachal Pradesh police continue to crack down on Chitta trafficking, making significant arrests in Shimla and Kullu.