Son of former Punjab minister arrested for heroin possession in Shimla along with 4 others

Five people, including former Punjab minister Sucha Singh's son, were arrested with 42.89 grams of heroin in Shimla. The arrests were made after a police raid at a hotel near Panchayat Ghar. The main accused, Prakash Singh, and four others are facing charges under the NDPS Act. Prakash Singh had a previous arrest for heroin possession and consumption in Gurdaspur.

Five people, including the son of a former Punjab minister Sucha Singh, were arrested with 42.89 grams of heroin in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla, police said on Wednesday.

The arrests were made after a police patrolling party raided a room in a hotel near Panchayat Ghar, Old Bus Stand on Tuesday, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi told the PTI.

The main accused was identified as Prakash Singh (37), the son of former Punjab minister Sucha Singh. The remaining four accused are Ajay Kumar (27), Shubham Kaushal (26) and Balbinder (22), all from Punjab, and Abni (19) of Kinnaur district, the SP said.

A case has been registered against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and an investigation is underway, police said.

Earlier, Prakash Singh was arrested for possessing and consuming heroin in Punjab's Gurdaspur.

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