Two arrested with 3.462 kg of charas near temple in Bharwain, Una
Una district police arrested Chandramohan Sharma and Rahul, both from Tehsil Ghanari, after stopping their motorcycle near the Shiv temple in Bharwain late on 31 October 2026 and finding 3.462 kg of charas in Sharma's shoulder bag. Both were booked under the NDPS Act, and a deputy superintendent said a third suspect was absconding.
🇮🇳 Bharwain, Una district, Himachal Pradesh · India
Two men on a motorcycle were stopped near the Shiv temple in Bharwain late on 31
October 2026, Una district police said.[2][4][5][7]Police identified them as
Chandramohan Sharma, of Ward 1 in Marwari, and Rahul, of Babehar, both in Tehsil
Ghanari of Una district.[1][4][5]Sharma, who was riding, carried a shoulder bag
with 3.462 kg of charas, a cannabis resin, and a digital weighing scale, police
said.[1][4][5][6][7][11]
Both men were arrested.[1][4][5][6][7]A case was registered against them under the
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.[1][4][5][11]Una Superintendent
of Police Sachin Hiremath said the district force was running a special campaign
under a zero-tolerance policy on drugs.[1]Deputy Superintendent of Police
Anil Patiyal of Amb said the two were in custody and a third suspect was
absconding, with a search under way.[2]
Police said they were tracing the source of the charas and its supply chain,
including backward and forward links.[1]News4Himachal also reported the stop
as happening late on 31 October, after a tip that a consignment was being moved
by motorcycle in the area.[3]Hiremath appealed to residents to pass on
information about drug trafficking, saying informants’ identities would be kept
confidential.[1]
Police said a third youth who fled on seeing them is from the Dhaliyara area, is suspected to be the network’s main kingpin, and is being sought in raids on possible hideouts.[7]Rahul Bhatol is a hotel-management student and Chandramohan Sharma worked at a cloth shop in Chintpurni, and investigators say the absconding accused moved consignments through the two.[7]Both arrested accused are on police remand while police trace where the charas came from and where it was to be supplied.[7]
Police identified the two as 35-year-old[8][9][10]Chandramohan Sharma of Marwadi and 23-year-old Rahul Bhatol of Babehad, both in[8][9][10]Ghanari tehsil of Una district.[8][9][10]
Acting on the tip, the team set up a blockade near Shiv[8][9][10]temple at Bharwain and intercepted the motorcycle at about 11:10 pm.[8][9][10]
Both accused were produced in court and sent to five days of police remand, Amar Ujala reported on 3 November 2026.[8]
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Punjab Kesari gives the second suspect's name as Rahul Bhatol and quotes a deputy superintendent saying a third suspect is absconding; the other reports name only Rahul and describe two arrests.
No value was put on the 3.462 kg of charas, and no court date or charge sheet has been reported.
News4Himachal's headline describes the charas as worth lakhs but gives no figure.
Police did not say where the charas was produced or where it was being taken.
The attachment page gives only its publication date of 1 November 2026 and no separate day for the stop; the event date of 31 October 2026 continues to rely on earlier sources.
No second report of the same event was found; the account rests on a single opened source.
The year 2026 for the 31 October night is inferred from the 3 November 2026 publication date.
No outcome beyond the five-day police remand was reported.
The identity and outcome of the third rider who escaped were not reported.
The page image file path dates to 2021, so whether the displayed photo shows this 2026 seizure is not established.
Dainik Bhaskar gives no separate date for the stop or the arrests; 1 November 2026 is its publication date.
Dainik Bhaskar's photo caption identifies only the accused and the SIU team, with no visible confirmation of the seized charas or weighing scale.
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