5 kg charas seized in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala, 1 arrested

Police on Tuesday recovered over 5 kg of charas from a car during routine patrolling and traffic inspection at Ikku Mod here, and arrested the driver of the vehicle, officials said. They recovered 5 kg 40 grams of charas from it, the officer said.Police said the driver of the car, Sohan Singh 40 -- a resident of Dharmed village in Mandi district -- was arrested.

Police on Tuesday recovered over 5 kg of charas from a car during routine patrolling and traffic inspection at Ikku Mod here, and arrested the driver of the vehicle, officials said. Police stopped a Dharamshala-bound Hyundai i20 car near Chamunda Devi temple for routine inspection, Shalini Agnihotri, Kangra Superintendent of Police said. They recovered 5 kg 40 grams of charas from it, the officer said.

Police said the driver of the car, Sohan Singh (40) -- a resident of Dharmed village in Mandi district -- was arrested. A case has been registered against him under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Dharamshala Police Station in Kangra district, they added.