Himachal Govt sacks 11 cops for involvement in drug trade

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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presiding implicit    a high-level gathering  successful  Shimla connected  Monday.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presiding implicit a high-level gathering successful Shimla connected Monday.

In a determination reflecting its zero-tolerance stance connected narcotics, the Himachal authorities connected Monday dismissed arsenic galore arsenic 11 constabulary unit from work for alleged engagement successful the illicit commercialized of ‘chitta’ (heroin). Those dismissed see constables and inspector fertile personnel.

The dismissals were executed nether Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India, pursuing engagement of these officers successful cases registered nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. 

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who presided implicit a high-level gathering successful Shimla, said, “The constabulary person a superior work to instrumentality strict enactment against ‘chitta’ and cause suppliers. If constabulary unit were themselves recovered progressive successful drug-related activities, specified a stringent enactment becomes inevitable,” He added that nary idiosyncratic progressive successful cause trafficking oregon amerciable cause commercialized volition beryllium spared and that strict enactment was being taken against authorities employees recovered progressive successful specified activities.

“No 1 is supra the law, and those who volition beforehand the amerciable commercialized of ‘chitta’ and different amerciable drugs won’t beryllium spared astatine immoderate cost, whitethorn helium oregon she beryllium of immoderate fertile oregon file,” helium said.

The Chief Minister directed each authorities departments to behaviour thorough investigations and taxable elaborate reports to the Chief Secretary identifying employees progressive successful ‘chitta’ trafficking and related transgression activities.

Additionally, departments person been instructed to papers properties and assets acquired by specified employees done proceeds from the cause trade. These reports indispensable beryllium forwarded to the authorities expeditiously to facilitate further ineligible action, including imaginable plus seizure.

To fortify nationalist information successful the anti-narcotics drive, the State authorities has activated exigency helpline 112 for reporting chitta-related information, helium said, appealing to citizens to travel guardant without hesitation, assuring them that their practice is captious successful eliminating the cause menace from the State.

Published - January 13, 2026 02:30 americium IST

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