Overview
- Six people have been arrested in the Rohru case, including alleged principal distributor Vijender Singh alias Chotu, 35.
- The investigation began on February 2 after two Punjab residents were detained near Mehandli with 83 grams of heroin and their digital trails were examined.
- Rohru Police arrested three alleged peddlers from Chirgaon on February 10 — Ashish Chauhan, Naveen Shitta and Diwan Chand — and placed them in police remand.
- Police say Vijender bought heroin from Punjab supplier Jashandeep Singh and was caught at Banbasa after fleeing toward Nepal with assistance from Uttarakhand and Nepal police.
- Officials cite earlier NDPS cases against Vijender and say financial probes to identify and attach illegal assets are underway, with 48 NDPS cases and 94 arrests recorded in the district this year.