Archive · 31 Oct 2025
Instagram User and Four Others Booked for Charas Preparation Reel
Police in Himachal Pradesh are investigating a video posted on Instagram.
The video appears to show five women preparing a drug called charas from cannabis plants.
One of the women who posted the video is an Instagram user, and the others are featured in it.
Police are looking into the matter because making and sharing such videos online is against the law.
The area where the video was filmed is known for growing cannabis plants naturally.
The police have registered a case against all five women involved.
An Instagram user and four other women were booked by Himachal Pradesh Police for a video showing charas preparation.
The video was uploaded on October 25 from an Instagram account and subsequently deleted.
The FIR states the video depicts five women preparing charas, with other clips on the profile showing cannabis cultivation.
Police suspect the video was filmed in Manikaran, Kullu district, based on other content from the same Instagram account.
The women face charges under Sections 20, 28, and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
- Who
- An Instagram user and four other women featured in a video
- What
- Booked by Himachal Pradesh Police for allegedly posting a video showing charas preparation
- When
- The reel was uploaded on October 25, and the FIR was registered subsequently.
- Where
- Parvati Valley, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, with visuals potentially filmed near the Radha Krishna Temple in Manikaran.
- Why
- Promoting online the collective preparation of charas, which constitutes offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
- Location
- Parvati Valley, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh
- Platform
- Content
- Video showing charas preparation from cannabis plants
- Charges
- Sections 20, 28, and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act