In a major crackdown on drug trafficking networks, the Shimla police have frozen illegal assets worth Rs 70 lakh in two separate cases. Addressing a press conference here today, Additional Superintendent of Police (City), Shimla, Mehar Panwar said the assets had been acquired by drug peddlers using proceeds from the illegal drug trade.
She said that on February 11, 2025, the district police arrested Sahil from the Rampur area with 6 grams of chitta (heroin). A case under the NDPS Act, 1985, was registered and a probe was initiated. As the investigation progressed, the police arrested six more individuals. A detailed financial investigation revealed that the accused had acquired assets worth Rs 32 lakh, including a vehicle, 44.1 grams of gold and several other valuables. “All these assets have now been frozen by the police,” Panwar said.
Giving details of the second case, she said on April 25, 2026, the district police arrested Chetan Chauhan under the PIT NDPS, 1988. He is currently lodged in the District Sub-Jail at Kaithu, Shimla. Following his preventive detention, the police carried out a detailed financial investigation and found assets worth Rs 38 lakh, including a truck, a car, 74 grams of gold and other belongings. These assets were subsequently frozen.
The ASP said the district police had frozen assets worth Rs 1.83 crore so far this year. No such action had been taken in the previous two years, she added. She said the police would continue to target and seize the financial assets of those involved in drug trafficking to dismantle their networks and curb the illegal trade.
