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NOWSHERA: Police on Saturday arrested a former BDC member with 10 grams of heroin in Rajouri district on Saturday, officials said.
A police party from Police Post Lamberi laid a special naka at Bagnoti near Radha Swami Ashram and at approximately 1600 hours, a vehicle (JK02DL-7776) was intercepted which was on its way from Lamberi towards Bagnoti. Upon noticing the police presence, the accused attempted to flee but was promptly apprehended by the alert police personnel.
The accused has been identified as Vikas Kumar Sharma, former BDC member (Ex-BDC) and Ex-Sarpanch son of Darshan Kumar Sharma of Thill Hakima, Rajal near Nowshera..
“During a personal search, approximately 10 grams of heroin was recovered from his possession,” he said, adding, “Accordingly, an FIR has been registered at Police Station Nowshera under FIR 80/2025, under section 8/21/22/25 of the NDPS Act.
The police official said that the accused who served as a BDC member in the year 2019 and remained on chair for 8 months (from Sep 2019 to April 2020), has a history of involvement in some cases.
Local sources said that he was subsequently removed from the position through a No-Confidence Motion passed by the local Sarpanches and Panches in April, 2020.
He also held the position of Sarpanch during 2019 for a period of 10 months (from Nov 2018 to Sep. 2019) Further investigation is underway to trace the source of the contraband and identify any possible links to a broader drug trafficking network, the official added.