A Dhanotu police team was conducting traffic checks at a blockade near the Tarot fourlane in Sundarnagar subdivision of Mandi district.[1] The checking party detained two young men travelling on a passing bus and then arrested them according to procedure.[1]
At about 10:30 on Monday morning, officers searched Punjab Roadways bus number PB 65 BB 2836 travelling from Manali to Delhi.[1] During that search, police recovered a total of 164 grams of charas, a hand-made cannabis resin also known as hashish, from the two passengers’ possession.[1] The wider Dhanotu team account says officers recovered 164 grams of charas from two youths aboard a Punjab Roadways bus during the Tarot fourlane traffic check.[1]
Police identified the accused as Umair, 29, son of Galib, and Sadik, 25, son of Yakub, residents of Dudhgarh village, Chilkhana post office, Saharanpur tehsil and district in Uttar Pradesh.[1] Sundarnagar DSP Bharat Bhushan confirmed the case and the arrests.[1] Police said further investigation is continuing, with no charge, seizure value or court outcome reported.[1]
