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HP govt’s anti-chitta campaign leads to forfeiture of assets worth Rs 48.30 lakh

Ashok Raina
Dharamshala, Oc 22 (UNI) Under Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s Anti Chita Campaign, Police District Nurpur has achieved a significant breakthrough by taking legal action against illegally acquired assets worth Rs. 48,30,997 belonging to a drug trafficker detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, an official said.
The Spokesperson of Himachal Pradesh Police said the case pertains to a resident of Village Sirat, Tehsil Indora, District Kangra.
On July 30, 2023, police recovered 10.1 grams of heroin (chitta) and Rs. 8,500 from his possession during a checkpoint at Bhadraya under Police Station Damtal. An FIR was registered under Sections 21 and 25 of the NDPS Act. He had also been booked in two previous NDPS cases in 2022 involving recoveries of 8.35 grams and 9.92 grams of heroin.
In view of his continued involvement in drug trafficking, Police District Nurpur recommended the preventive detention of trafficker under the PIT-NDPS Act.
The Spokesperson said that as part of further action, Police District Nurpur conducted a detailed financial investigation into his movable and immovable properties and identified assets worth Rs. 48,30,997.
A freezing order was issued on June 12, 2025, under Section 68F(1) of the NDPS Act and confirmed by the competent authority on July 9, 2025.
Following the prescribed legal proceedings, the identified assets were forfeited in favour of the Government.
The assets comprise a residential house at Village Channi, Tehsil Indora, District Kangra, valued at Rs. 45,90,557, and amounts totalling Rs. 2,40,440 recorded as drug money, taking the total value to Rs. 48,30,997.
The spokesperson said that the action reflects Himachal Pradesh Police’s commitment to the Chief Minister’s Anti Chita Campaign. The campaign focuses not only on apprehending drug traffickers and seizing narcotics but also on identifying and taking legal action against assets acquired through illicit activities to dismantle the financial networks sustaining the drug trade.
He said that the Police District Nurpur will continue its stringent action against drug trafficking and its financial proceeds for drug free Himachal.
He appealed to the general public to share information regarding the illicit drug trade so that the youth could be protected from this social evil.
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