Arunachal Pradesh Government Employees Arrested for Heroin Possession
Two government employees in Arunachal Pradesh have been arrested for possessing heroin valued at Rs 70,000. The police, with support from CRPF, detained them in the Chimpu area near Itanagar, where 3.9 grams of heroin were found. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered, and further investigation is ongoing.
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Two employees of the Arunachal Pradesh government were arrested for allegedly possessing heroin valued at Rs 70,000, an officer said on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, the police in coordination with CRPF, apprehended the two from the Chimpu area near Itanagar and recovered 3.9 grams of heroin from their possession, Capital Superintendent of Police Rohit Rajbir Singh said.
While one of the accused is a constable of the India Reserve Battalion, the other is a caretaker of the Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency.
They were arrested on Monday.
A case has been registered at Chimpu police station under the NDPS Act and further investigation is on, Singh said.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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