Hamirpur (HP), Dec 11 (PTI) Two men were arrested on Friday after recovery of 320 g of heroin from their possession in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district, police said.

Satish Kumar and Shivam Patyal were caught near Galu village, Hamirpur Superintendent of Police Gokul Kartikeyan said.

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An FIR under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 was registered against the duo, he said.

Further interrogation is on, the SP said.

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Two separate cases against Kumar and one against Patyal under the NDPS Act are already pending, he added.

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