Two UP men held with 15 kg ganja worth Rs 7-8 lakh in Ulhasnagar
Ulhasnagar's Central police arrested two youths from Uttar Pradesh in a trap and seized about 15 kg of ganja, valued at Rs 7 to 8 lakh.
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Central police in Ulhasnagar have arrested two youths who came from Uttar Pradesh to smuggle ganja, by laying a trap for them. Police seized about 15 kg of ganja from them. According to police, the contraband is estimated to be worth Rs 7 to 8 lakh.
Central police had received a tip-off that two youths were getting down from the rear side of Vitthalwadi railway station and passing through the Shantinagar area. Police were also told that they were carrying ganja. After confirming the information, police promptly began preparing to act.
Under the guidance of DCP Sachin Gore, a police team led by Senior Police Inspector Ashok Koli and Police Inspector Sheetal Bamane of Central police station laid a trap in the Shantinagar area. Both youths were detained in the operation. A search of them yielded about 15 kg of ganja.
The arrested accused are Saurabh Virendra Pandey (23) and Akash Arvind Sahani (25). Pandey is a resident of Devaipur village, post Mathela, tehsil Sakaldiha, district Chandauli. Sahani is a resident of Aurangabad Dihwa village, post Mau, tehsil Maunath Bhanjan, district Mau, Uttar Pradesh.
Police are now trying to establish to whom the ganja brought from Uttar Pradesh was to be delivered in Ulhasnagar. Investigators are also looking into who the accused were in touch with in the city and whether a larger network is behind the smuggling. Police are also questioning the accused on whether anyone else had a role in the case.
The team in the operation included Police Inspector Sheetal Bamane, Sub-Inspector Balasaheb Kobarane, and police personnel Subhash Suryavanshi, Jitendra Chaudhari, Kishor Kale, Prashant Dhule and Anil Ghule.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Gore said that after receiving information that ganja was being brought from Uttar Pradesh to Ulhasnagar, police laid a trap and arrested two accused. About 15 kg of ganja was seized from them. He said the investigation into whom the ganja was to be supplied to, and who else is behind the case, is continuing.
