Jubbal police arrested a 20-year-old Nepal native after finding 117 grams of charas, a cannabis resin, on him during a patrol at Bhagoli Nala.[1][2] The patrol was at about 4 pm on 28 October 2026, and officers searched him and arrested him there, a police officer said.[3][2] Police identified the accused as Lokendra Rana, son of Ram Bahadur Rana, a native of Danga Jard in Belauri tehsil of Kanchanpur district, Nepal.[3][2] He had been living at Devnagar, Barthata, in the Jubbal area.[1][2]

Police registered a first information report, FIR 56/2026 dated 28 October 2026, under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at the Jubbal police station.[4] The agency report said that section covers offences involving narcotic substances such as charas.[3] Dainik Savera reported that police were investigating all aspects of the case, including the circumstances in which the charas was found.[4] The police officer gave the details on Thursday, 29 October, the day after the arrest.[3]

The district police campaign against the illegal drug trade in Shimla has been continuing.[4][2] Police said action against people involved in the drug business would continue under the law.[4][2]