8.14 kg ganja seized from house and field in Telangkhedi near Kelvad; 64-year-old booked

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) team of Nagpur Rural Police has uncovered an alleged ganja smuggling case in Telangkhedi village, under the Kelvad police station area. Police found a stock of ganja in a residential house, and two ganja plants growing in a field.

The action was taken on November 4, 2026. Police seized a total of 8.140 kg of ganja and other items, with a total estimated value of Rs 2,06,130. A 64-year-old man has been booked on charges of keeping and selling ganja.

The accused has been identified as Bandu Krushnaji Kshirsagar, a resident of Telangkhedi village.

According to police, the NDPS team was on patrol in the Kelvad police station area when it received reliable information that Kshirsagar had stored ganja at his house and was selling it from there.

Acting on the tip, the team raided his house and recovered 5.088 kg of ganja, valued at Rs 1,27,200. During questioning, the accused allegedly said he had also planted ganja in his field.

Following this, police searched the field and found two ganja plants weighing 3.052 kg, with an estimated value of Rs 76,300.

The seized items also include a Lava keypad mobile phone worth Rs 2,500. Police also recovered a chilam worth Rs 50 and plastic pouches, which are said to have been used for storing the narcotic. The total weight of ganja from the house and field was 8.140 kg, and these other items are in addition to it.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of Nagpur Rural Superintendent of Police Harsh Poddar, Additional Superintendent of Police Anil Mhaske, Sub-Divisional Police Officer Sagar Kharde and Local Crime Branch Police Inspector Ankush Mane.

The NDPS team included Assistant Police Inspector Purushottam Mohekar, Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Pravin Bhimte and constables Pravin Devhare, Amol Nagre, Prakash Thoke, Anil Kardakhele and Avinash Todsam. Kelvad police's Assistant Police Inspector (API) Ashish Singh Thakur, PSI Arun Rathod, Shivaji Kadam, Assistant Sub-Inspector Sandeep Nagre and Nitesh Parkhad also assisted.

The seized ganja and related documents have been handed over to Kelvad police station for further investigation. Police are probing the case to establish how far the alleged smuggling extended and where its other possible links lead.