2 held with 106kg poppy husk in Chittorgarh

UDAIPUR: Chittorgarh district police arrested two youths and seized 106kg doda chura from their possession during a nakabandi near Aamliya ka Kheda village under Mangalwad police station limits on Friday.
SP Deepak Bhargava said under the ongoing campaign to curb narcotics smuggling in the area, the Mangalwad police team led by SHO Vikram Singh had laid a checkpost on the Jalkhedi-Aamliya ka Kheda road.They saw a white car approaching towards the check-post, however, the driver tried to speed away instead of stopping when signalled to halt.
The team chased the car which lost balance and turned turtle some metres ahead. Police found seven bags inside the car which had 106kg of doda chura. Driver Deepak Menariya, 24, and his companion Ramlal Kharol, 21, could not give a satisfactory reply when asked about the narcotics substance.
A case has been registered against both the accused under sections 8/15 of the NDPS Act while the car and the contraband have been seized.