Two Chamba men arrested with 1.107 kg of charas near Sokru Dam in Kangra
Kangra district police's CIA team arrested two men from Chamba district with 1.107 kg of charas in the Sokru Dam area of Baijnath. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Baijnath police station, and police said they were questioning the men about the source of the charas and where it was to be supplied.
🇮🇳 Sokru Dam area, Baijnath, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh · India
Officers of the CIA team of Kangra district police arrested two men with 1.107
kg of charas, a cannabis resin, in the Sokru Dam area of Baijnath.[1]Both are
from Kaila village in the Bharmaur area of Chamba district and are aged 45 and
46.[2]The operation took place on Wednesday, 11 November 2026.[2]
Police said the CIA team had received a tip-off about charas trafficking and
stopped the two men for questioning during a patrol and checking in the area
under Baijnath police station.[2]A search found 1 kg107 g of charas on them.[2]
Kangra Superintendent of Police Kulbhushan Verma said a case was registered
against both at Baijnath police station under the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, India’s narcotics law.[2]Police took the
charas into custody.[1]Police were still questioning the two about where they
had obtained the charas and where it was to be supplied.[2]
Photos and video
The arrested accused with the seized charas, in the photo published with the Dainik Bhaskar report. Photo: Dainik Bhaskar.Photo details
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