Shimla
The State Government is pursuing a zero-tolerance policy against narcotics. As part of the awareness campaign against chitta, Anti-Chitta Walkathons were organized on 15 November in Shimla and 1 December in Dharamshala under the leadership of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. The Chief Minister issued strict directives to the Police Department and other concerned agencies to ensure complete eradication of Chitta from the State.
Acting upon the Chief Minister’s instructions, the Police Department today launched a synchronized and coordinated crackdown across multiple districts to crack the drug network. Under the provisions of the PIT-NDPS Act, 16 major Chitta traffickers have been detained. These detainees include four each from Solan and Dehra, two from Nurpur, three from Baddi, one each from Hamirpur, Mandi and Sirmaur district.
The total number of detentions under the PIT-NDPS Act in the State has risen to 62. Since the enforcement of this Act in 2023, 46 major drug traffickers have already been detained and illegal assets worth Rs. 48 crore have been seized through parallel financial investigations.
Recently, during the 6th State-Level NCORD meeting held at Tapovan of Dharamshala under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, an in-depth review of all ongoing anti-Chitta operations was carried out. The Chief Minister issued directions to transform this anti-drug campaign into a statewide people’s movement. It is for the first time in Himachal Pradesh that the Chief Minister has personally chaired this State-level coordination forum.
The State has further intensified enforcement against narcotics in recent days. To eliminate Chitta from the grassroots level, the Police have appealed to citizens, especially the youth, to share any information related to drugs and drug trafficking on helpline number 112 or at the nearest Police Station. The identity of the informant will be kept strictly confidential.
