Man held with 1 kg ganja worth Rs 54,650 in Gadchandur

Gadchandur police on Tuesday, October 27, arrested a man in a ganja seizure case. According to police, 1 kg 93 grams of ganja was recovered from the accused. The contraband is valued at around Rs 54,650.

The accused has been identified as Jangu Maroti Kumbhare, 51, a resident of Bailampur in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Police said a case has been registered against him under the NDPS Act.

Police had received a tip-off that illegal transport and sale of narcotics was about to take place in the Gadchandur police station area. Acting on the information, police immediately laid a trap and raided the spot. During the operation, the suspect was searched and 1 kg 93 grams of ganja was recovered from him. Police seized the entire stock on the spot and took the accused into custody. He was later arrested in accordance with procedure.

A case has been registered at Gadchandur police station as crime number 508/2026. The accused has been booked under Sections 8(a) and 20(b)(II)(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Gadchandur police are conducting a detailed further investigation.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of the Chandrapur Superintendent of Police, the Additional Superintendent of Police and the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Rajura division. It was led by Gadchandur Police Inspector Pramod Banbale.

Sub-Inspector Pankaj Hekad, Naik Police Constable Balwant Sharma, Constables Suraj Dhole, Prakash Bajgir, Sainath Upre, Manohar Jadhav and Parag Rajurkar, and Woman Constable Kavita Palnate played key roles in the operation. The action has caused alarm among narcotics smugglers in the area.