Overview
- Police in Katihar recovered 102.79 grams of suspected heroin during a vehicle check and detained two occupants after the rider reportedly tried to flee.
- One detainee identified himself as Sunil Kumar and said he is the son of former minister Ramji Das Rishi while the other, Khushilal Mandal, has a prior narcotics conviction.
- An FIR under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been filed in Katihar and both accused were sent to judicial custody as investigators probe the consignment.
- Panbazar police in Guwahati arrested two men and seized 12.69 grams of suspected heroin that was concealed inside a soap case; the seizure was made in the presence of witnesses and an NDPS case has been registered.
- Police described both actions as part of intensified regional anti-narcotics operations and said ongoing inquiries will seek the drug sources, intended recipients and any wider networks, a development that could prompt further arrests or searches.