Externed history-sheeter held with ganja and sword in Nagpur's Wathoda

Nagpur Crime Branch Unit-1 has arrested a man externed from the city. He is accused of living in Nagpur despite a ban on his entry. He had reportedly rented a house in Azad Nagar, under the Wathoda police station limits. During the raid, police recovered ganja, a sword and other items from the house.

According to police, the arrested man has been identified as Shubham alias Limbu Limbudkar, 27. He lives in Vijayanagar, Pakkhide Layout, on Hingna Road. Police were looking for him in a serious offence registered at MIDC police station. He had also been externed under the Maharashtra Police Act.

Crime Branch Unit-1 received information that the externed accused, wanted in a case of the MIDC police, was hiding in a rented house in Azad Nagar, under Wathoda police station limits. Acting on this, a team under the guidance of Police Inspector Prashant Thavare raided the suspected hideout and found Shubham Limbudkar there.

In the search, police recovered 217 grams of ganja, valued at about Rs 10,850. A packet of plastic wrappers, an electronic weighing scale, a sword and a mobile phone were also seized.

Cases of assault, rioting, violation of the Arms Act and other serious sections have reportedly been registered against the accused at MIDC police station.

Crime Branch Unit-1 took the accused into custody along with the seized items and handed him over to Wathoda police for further legal action.