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Two Women Including Five Notorious Drug Peddlers Arrested in Kishtwar: Police

Kishtwar Police, in its continuous drive against the anti-social elements, detained 05 more notorious drug smugglers, including two women from different locations of Kishtwar District, and recovered 28 grammes of heroin.

Kishtwar Police developed specific leads from previous information and, accordingly, special Nakas were established at different locations in Kishtwar.

According to the statement issued to The Chenab Times that a special Naka led by Insp Sameer Ahmed, SHO PS Chatroo, accompanied by PSI Mohd Javid, was also established in the Parna Chingam area of Chatroo under the supervision of senior police officers. During the checking of vehicles and pedestrians, the Naka party stopped one Royal Enfield Bike (Bullet) bearing registration No. JK14F-3365 and while checking said vehicle, luggage and personal checks of riders in the presence of a 1st class magistrate, the police party recovered a heroine like substance from their possessions weighing about 18 grammes and arrested them on the spot.

The arrested person has been identified as Rameez Raja S/o Abdul Qayoom, Mefooza Begum and Nobia Begum, both wives of Rameez Raja, are residents of Sarkoot Kishtwar.

From the leads of pervious inputs, another special Naka was established at Girinagar area of Kishtwar led by Insp Abid Bukhari accompanied PSI Happy Choudhary under the supervision of higher ups, while checking of vehicles and pedestrian Naka party stopped one vehicle Vitra Brizza bearing registration No. JK02BQ-1393, while checking of vehicles and personal check Police Party recovered Heroine Like substance weighing about 10gms. and arrested them on spot in presence of 1st class of magistrate.

The arrested persons are identified as Aehrar Toyab S/o Tanvir Ahmed R/o Akhyar abad Kishtwar and Asif zarger S/o Irshad Ahmed Zarger R/o Zarger Mohalla Kishtwar.

Accordingly, two FIRs are registered at different PS of Kishtwar viz. FIR No. 51/2022 under relevant sections of law has been registered at PS Chatroo and FIR No. 143/2022 under relevant sections of law has been registered at PS Kishtwar and investigation has been taken up. 

The Chenab Times News Desk

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