Himachal Police is investigating 20 thousand bank accounts related to chitta (drug money) transactions. Police have sent the details of bank accounts, Aadhaar number, and mobile number of the accused to several banks. Information has been sought about the big transactions done from these bank accounts in the last three years. This action is being taken as part of the plan to reach the smugglers through the accused arrested in chitta cases.
Top police officials said that till now a special campaign has been launched to investigate the bank accounts of many accused arrested on chitta charges. Under this, it is being ascertained with whom they have done transactions. A list of suspicious accounts is being prepared separately, based on which major action will be taken in the coming days. To investigate the bank accounts of the accused arrested in chitta smuggling cases, the police has written a letter to the banks and sought the record of the accounts of the accused.
The police is trying to find out how much money these accused have earned by selling drugs. Where all are their connections. After getting the record of the banks, further action will be implemented in these cases. In such cases, the police is looking for the main suppliers so that the backbone of the drug smugglers’ gang can be broken. One thing has come to light in the cases so far that most of the smugglers of Chitta are related to Punjab and Delhi. In such a situation, the police is preparing to take major action by collecting documents related to the entire transaction process.
The Police Headquarters has issued a letter to all the national and cooperative banks to cooperate with the District Superintendents of Police for the investigation of bank accounts. Let us tell you that the District Shimla Police has tightened a big noose on the Shahi Mahatma Gang smuggling Chitta by investigating the bank accounts. Bank accounts worth about five crore rupees of the accused doing Chitta business have also been seized in the recent past. Now the exercise to tighten the noose on the Chitta gang has started through the investigation of bank accounts in all the districts.