Two held with chitta in Fagu

Two people have been arrested with 10-gm chitta (heroin) from Fagu, around 19-km from Shimla town. The accused have been identified as Manish Kashyap (24), a resident of Mahog village in Theog, and Rohit Verma (24), a resident of Tinger Tankoti village in Theog. According to police, the accused were arrested when a police official received a tip-off that two persons, driving to Fagu from Kufri, had narcotics with them. Acting on the tip-off, a police team set up a check post at Fagu, and stopped their car for checking. During the checking, the police found the contraband from their possession, after which the suspects were held. Theog Deputy Superintendent of Police Siddharth Sharma said a case under sections 21 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act had been registered against the accused at the Theog police station. Further investigation was underway, he added.

Divers recover bodies from Dam

Chamba: Divers on Wednesday recovered the bodies of two men who had drowned after their vehicle fell into National Hydro Power Corporation’s Chamera-I dam. The ill-fated pick-up truck was transporting vegetables from Punjab when the driver lost control of the wheel, resulting in the vehicle plunging into the reservoir on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Bailey Ram (22), a resident of Nakrod, and Sanjay Kumar (17), a resident of Kilwada village in Churah subdivision of Chamba district.