Archive · 23 Jun 2025
J&K Police Arrests Interstate Drug Kingpin from Himachal
Police in Jammu and Kashmir caught a major drug dealer from Himachal Pradesh.
This person, named Dhani Ram, had been selling drugs for over 10 years.
The police used evidence like phone records and money trails to catch him.
They are also using a new legal tool, Section 111 of the BNS, in this drug case.
In a separate incident, another person was arrested in Kathua with a small amount of heroin.
J&K Police arrested a drug kingpin from Himachal Pradesh.
Dhani Ram, a resident of Salooni village, was wanted in a Udhampur NDPS case.
The arrest followed investigation based on technical, financial, and oral evidence.
The kingpin was involved in drug trafficking for over a decade.
Section 111 of the BNS was invoked, a first in an NDPS case.
- Who
- Dhani Ram, a drug kingpin.
- What
- Interstate drug kingpin Dhani Ram was arrested.
- When
- The arrest was reported on Monday, June 23rd.
- Where
- Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
- Why
- Ram was wanted in connection with a case under the NDPS Act.
- Suspect
- Dhani Ram
- Location of Arrest
- Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
- Involved in Drug Trafficking
- Over 10 years
- Wanted in Case
- NDPS Act, Udhampur
- Legal Action
- Section 111 of the BNS invoked