SRINAGAR: A Jammu and Kashmir Police employee working as a Follower has been apprehended after police allegedly recovered around 15 grams of a heroin-like substance, locally known as chitta, from her possession in the Miran Sahib area of Jammu.
According to a police handout, the recovery was made during vehicle checking at Balol Naka near Indranagar, where a team from Police Station Miran Sahib intercepted a scooty bearing registration number JK02DW-7378.
The vehicle was being driven by Shameem Begum, wife of Mohd Rafiq and a resident of Dak Bungalow Maralian. Police said the suspected contraband was recovered during the checking, following which she was apprehended and the substance and vehicle were seized.
Police have registered FIR No. 161/2026 at Police Station Miran Sahib under Sections 8, 21, 22 and 60 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Further investigation has been initiated.
The police said the investigation would focus on establishing the source of the suspected contraband, identifying its supply network and examining possible linkages.
According to the handout, the action reflects Jammu Police’s stated commitment to enforcing the law impartially, irrespective of an individual’s position or affiliation.
