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HP govt dismisses 11 police personnel for involvement in Chitta smuggling

No person involved in chitta trafficking or illegal drug trade will be spared: CM

3 min readShimlaJan 13, 2026 01:05 PM IST

Eleven Himachal Police personnel dismissed for alleged chitta smuggling as state cracks down on drug cases, officials say. (File Photo used for representation)

Eleven police personnel were dismissed from the services of the Himachal Pradesh Police on Monday for their alleged involvement in ‘chitta’ (adulterated heroin) smuggling at the direction of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, officials said.

Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Tewari issued dismissal orders against the policemen, an Inspector and 10 constables, allegedly found to be involved in cases under the NDPS Act, invoking Rule 311 (2) (b) of the Constitution of India.

The dismissed personnel include Inspector Neeraj Kumar, posted with the 1st Indian Reserve Battalion at Bangarh (Una); Constable Shubham Thakur, posted in Bilaspur district; Constable Kapil of the 3rd Indian Reserve Battalion, Pandoh; Constable Shiv Kumar, posted with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF); Constable Lakshya Chauhan, posted with Shimla district police, Constable/driver Vishal Thakur, posted with the State Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (SV & ACB); Constable Gaurav Verma of the 4th Indian Reserve Battalion, Jungleberry; Constable/driver Sandeep Rana of the 2nd Indian Reserve Battalion, Sakoh; Constable Ankush Kumar, posted with SDRF; Constable Rajat Chandel, posted with the State CID; and Constable Rahul Verma, posted with Shimla district police.

Presiding over a high-level meeting in Shimla on Monday, the chief minister said, “The police have a primary responsibility to take strict action against chitta and drug suppliers. If police personnel are themselves found involved in drug-related activities, such a stringent action becomes inevitable.”

The chief minister made it clear that no person involved in chitta trafficking or illegal drug trade would be spared. “Strict action is being taken against government employees found involved in such activities,” he said.

“No one is above the law, and those who will promote the illegal trade of chitta and other illegal drugs won’t be spared at any cost, may he or she be of any rank or file,” Sukhu said.

The chief minister directed all departments to prepare detailed reports on employees involved in chitta trafficking and related activities and submit them to the Chief Secretary at the earliest. He also instructed that reports about properties acquired through drug money by such employees be prepared and forwarded to the government.

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The Himachal government has activated an emergency number, 112, for sharing any information related to chitta and appealed to the public to share any such information without fear.

The DGP gave a detailed presentation on the actions taken by the police department against people involved in chitta smuggling.

Notably, the state government has also announced attractive rewards for providing information related to the Chitta syndicate: Rs 10,000 for information leading to the recovery of up to two grams, Rs 25,000 for five grams, Rs 50,000 for 25 grams, Rs 5 lakh for one kilogram and Rs 10 lakh for information related to seizures of more than one kilogram of chitta. Besides, informers providing information about major drug syndicates will be rewarded with an amount exceeding Rs 5 lakh.

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