Ganja smuggler arrested in express train, goods worth Rs 13 lakh recovered
Raipur. Task team of Raipur Railway Division and RPF Post Durg have caught one interstate ganja smuggler with 68 kg 250 grams of intoxicant ganja worth Rs. 13,65,000 and handed it over to GRP Durg. According to the information, on April 6, under the direction of Divisional Security Commissioner SK Gupta, Divisional Task Team Durg and RPF Post Durg, under the leadership of RPF Post In-charge SK Sinha, under the pre-election seizure campaign of the Lok Sabha Election Code of Conduct, based on the information of the informer, Sub Inspector ML Yadav, Sub Inspector Sanatan Thanapati, P.A. Wh. C. Banjare, Tamrakar of P.A.Y., based on the information of informer under Operation Narcos, surrounded the passenger traveling on berth number 15 of coach number A-1 of train number 12843 Puri-Ahmedabad Express at 11.15 am. He was arrested and taken out of the car.
When asked about his name and address, he told his name – Irfan Khan alias Firoz, father – Ramjani Khan, age – 28 years, resident – Salempur, police station – Iglas, district – Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh). A total of 13 packets of intoxicating substance Ganja, whose total weight was 68 kg 250 grams, worth Rs. 13,65,000/- (Thirteen lakh sixty-five thousand rupees) were found from all the 5 bags. The accused was arrested after taking due action under the NDPS Act. During interrogation, the accused told that after purchasing the recovered ganja from Palasa (Andhra Pradesh), he was going to sell it to Aligarh Uttar Pradesh by rail from Palasa via Nagpur in train number 12843 Puri Ahmedabad Express A/1 coach.
