Shimla, Jan. 24 -- Himachal Pradesh Police on Friday dismissed a traffic police constable who was arrested with chitta on January 22, said officials.

The dismissed constable, Rahul Kumar, was posted with the Shimla traffic police. He is the 12 cops dismissed by the police department for possession of drugs.

On January 22, police had arrested three persons, including a cop, with 9.48 gm chitta from Shoghi barrier in Shimla. The accused were identified as Vikas Kumar, 32, of Sirmaur, Rahul Kumar, 35, of Junga, Shimla, and Gaurav Bhardwaj, 23, hailing from Mandi.

Rahul is working as constable with traffic police in Shimla. A case under the NDPS Act was registered at the West Shimla police station. The trio was arrested at about after the ...