Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Apr 27: The police nabbed a drug- peddler and recovered heroin from his possession at Darhal today.
Reports said Darhal police party, led by SHO, Inspector Manpreet Singh, under the supervision of SDPO Thanamandi Parupkar Singh during naka at Iqbal Gate, Darhal noticed one person coming from Darhal towards Rakiban. He tried to flee on seeing the police party.
The alert naka party chased and apprehended him. During questioning the accused disclosed his identity as Mehraj-ud-Din, son of Mohd Shakoor, resident of Thanamang. On his personal search 3.20 grams of heroin was recovered from him. He was arrested on the spot. In this regard, a Case FIR No. 27/2026 was registered against him.