Bhopal Crime Branch seizes 10 kg ganja from woman, MD drugs from man at hotel in two raids

Bhopal Crime Branch has arrested two people accused of drug dealing in two separate actions. A 60-year-old woman was held on Tuesday night in the Govindpura area on charges of ganja smuggling. On Wednesday morning, a young man was caught with MD drugs at the Jalsa Hotel in Bagsewaniya. Police shared details of both cases on Wednesday evening.

According to police, the woman has been identified as Kiran Ahirwar (60). She lives in Kaichi Chhola, which falls under the Chhola Mandir police station area. Police said she works as a labourer and is illiterate.

Crime Branch received a tip-off from an informer that a woman was sitting in a suspicious condition near the Hanuman temple opposite Kasturba Hospital in Govindpura. The information was that she had ganja in her bag and was waiting for a customer. To confirm the tip, a police team reached the spot and watched the woman's movements from a distance. When she matched the description given by the informer, the team cordoned off the area and caught her.

A search of the bag turned up ganja in a transparent plastic bag. It weighed 10 kg 100 g in all. Police put its value at about Rs 3 lakh. A case has been registered against the woman under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act, and she has been arrested. Police are now gathering information on the ganja supply chain and others linked to the network.

The second action took place at the Jalsa Hotel in Bagsewaniya, where Crime Branch raided and arrested a young man. According to police, he was staying in room number 403 of the hotel and waiting for customers. He has been identified as Anil Rathore (34). He is a resident of Bilkisganj village in Sehore district and works as a broker.

Crime Branch had received information from an informer that a person staying in a hotel room was calling customers to sell MD drugs. After informing senior officers, the police team searched the room in the presence of the hotel manager. White powder in a transparent packet was found on the accused, which he said was MD.

Police seized 2.51 grams of a substance resembling MD and a Samsung Android mobile phone from him. The seized substance was valued at about Rs 80,000. It has been sealed. Whether it is genuine narcotic will be confirmed by the chemical test report. A case has been registered against the accused under Section 8/22 of the NDPS Act. Police are examining the seized phone to trace the drug supplier and the network.