REASI POLICE NABS DRUG PEDDLER AT SEARLI NAKA; HEROIN RECOVERED

Reasi, December 29, 2025:* In a continued drive against narcotics and to ensure the safety of pilgrims visiting the holy town of Katra, District Police Reasi achieved a major success by apprehending a drug peddler and recovering heroin-like substance during routine naka checking.On the intervening night of 28/12/2025 and 29/12/2025, keeping in view the heavy inflow of yatris, a naka was established by Police Station Katra at Searli for routine checking and frisking of vehicles and pedestrians. During the operation, a Swift Dzire car bearing registration number JK20C-5483, coming from Udhampur towards Katra, was intercepted.Upon checking, 3.320 grams of heroin (chitta)-like substance was recovered from the possession of the driver, identified as Beeru S/O Suram Chand R/O Thaplar, Tehsil Ramnagar, District Udhampur. The contraband was recovered from the left front pocket of his trousers.Accordingly, a case FIR No. 346/2025 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Katra and the accused has been arrested and lodged in police lock-up. Further investigation is underway to ascertain backward and forward linkages.The entire operation was carried out by 𝗦𝗛𝗢 𝗣/𝗦 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽. 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗼, 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗗𝗣𝗢 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗗𝗿. 𝗕𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗲𝘆, 𝗝𝗞𝗣𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗣 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗵. 𝗩𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗻, 𝗝𝗞𝗣𝗦.𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶 𝗦𝗵. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘃𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵-𝗝𝗞𝗣𝗦 reiterates its commitment to maintaining the sanctity of the holy town of Katra and appeals to the public to cooperate with police in keeping the area drug-free.