Shimla, Himachal Pradesh: Police have arrested a State Bank of India (SBI) loan manager for his alleged involvement in an inter-state drug trafficking network.
The accused, Tarun Thakur, a resident of Chogtali village in Sirmaur, was posted as a loan manager and field officer at the SBI branch in Rohru.
In February a case was filed related to the drug trafficking network. Police investigation revealed that SBI employee was actively involved in the purchase and sale of chitta (heroin).
The police also found online financial transactions between SBI Employee and the syndicate’s primary supplier, Lukas (alias Lucky), a resident of Amritsar, which confirmed the illegal network’s existence. This is the sixth arrest in the trafficking case.
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The crackdown began on February 9, 2026, when a local woman was caught with 13.46 grams of chitta. This was followed by the arrest of the main supplier, Lukas, on March 17. On April 6, three additional accomplices—Ashish (alias Gandhi), Manoj Thakur (alias Sunny), and Khushi Ram (alias Kush)—were taken into custody based on forward linkages.
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