Shimla, Jan. 9 -- Solan police arrested kingpin of an interstate gang from Zirakpur in Punjab with 87 grams of chitta, said police on Thursday.

The arrested have been identified as Iqbal alias Bittu, 27, resident of Haryana's Kaithal, they added. Preliminary investigation reveals that Bittu is a notorious chitta supplier who had been supplying narcotics to various parts of Himachal for a considerable period.

The arrest was made after the police traced the backward linkage of the racket following arrests of its members.

On January 4, the special investigation unit, acting on a tip-off, apprehended two accused--Jitesh, alias Munna, 28, of Clean Solan, and Neeraj, 31, of Dhalyana village, Salogra --who were allegedly going to sell chitta ...