Shimla, March 18 A married couple was arrested with 21.01 grams of 'chitta' (adulterated heroin) from a hotel in Sundernagar in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Arun Bhatti and Parul Guleria, both residents of Mandi who had recently gotten married, were arrested on Tuesday, they added.
The police said they received information that several individuals staying at a hotel in Sundernagar were involved in drug trafficking.
Acting on the tip-off, a police team reached the hotel and arrested the couple with the contraband, recovering Rs 19,510 in cash from their possession, they added.
Superintendent of Police, Mandi, Vinod Kumar, confirmed the development and said a case has been registered under Sections 21 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and further investigation is underway.