Sarkaghat police arrest pickup driver with 1.567 kg of charas
Sarkaghat police stopped a pickup at Chandesh, in Mandi district, on the night of 24 October 2026 and found 1.567 kg of charas hidden under a metal plate; they arrested the driver, Amar Singh of Padhar tehsil. A case was registered under the NDPS Act, and police said they were tracing the consignment's source and destination.
🇮🇳 Chandesh, Sarkaghat, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh · India
Sarkaghat police stopped a pickup coming from the Patrighaat side during a
vehicle check at Chandesh, in Mandi district, on the night of Saturday 24
October 2026.[1]They arrested the driver, Amar Singh, a resident of Padhar
tehsil in Mandi district.[2]Mandi district police put the recovery at 1.567
kg and said a case had been registered.[3]
The case was registered against Singh under the Narcotics, Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Sarkaghat police station.[2]Police were
preparing to produce him in court to seek remand for questioning.[2]
Police said they were trying to establish where the charas came from and where
it was to be delivered.[1]They were using technical investigation to reach
others connected to the case.[1]More arrests were possible, police said.[2]Mandi superintendent of police Vinod Kumar confirmed the seizure and said
several aspects of it were being examined.[1]
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A man held with charas, in the photograph Punjab Kesari published with its report on the Sarkaghat seizure, captioned 'smuggler arrested with hashish'. Photo: Punjab KesariPhoto details
Dainik Bhaskarbhaskar.comHIमंडी पुलिस ने 1.567 किलो चरस पकड़ी: 1,668 बोतल शराब और बीयर की 60 पेटियां भी बरामद कीं
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No exact date for the vehicle check is given; 24 October 2026 is taken from Amar Ujala's report that it happened on the night of the previous Saturday, with the first reports published on 25 October.
No court outcome is reported; police were seeking remand to question Singh.
The Dainik Bhaskar page also reports two unrelated liquor and beer seizures in Mandi district; those are separate events, left out of this report.
The photograph on the Dainik Bhaskar page shows boxes from the separate liquor seizure, not the charas case, so it is not linked as media.
No value was published for the charas.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Amar Ujala: Under a metal plate inside the vehicle, officers found a packet holding 1.567 kg of charas, a cannabis resin.
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