Hemp worth 20 lakh seized from Innova car, 2 smugglers arrested
Mahasamund: Police have seized ganja worth Rs 20 lakh from the trunk behind the Innova car. According to the information, the police received information from Khabir that a big consignment of illegal drug Ganja from Odisha was going to go from Sambalpur, Odisha towards Maharashtra via Mahasamund in a white colored Innova car. On which immediately Superintendent of Police Mahasamund directed the cyber cell and police station Singhoda to take immediate action.
Deploying force at all the points entering the district, it was also checking the suspicious vehicle, when 01 Innova car number MH 31 EQ 0550 was coming towards Mahasamund from Odisha side. The said vehicle, Innova car, was sent to NH. 53 Road in front of Dinesh Dhaba was stopped by siege near village Ganiripali. There were 2 persons in the vehicle. From whom on asking name and address his name (01) Mohan Pandurangi Gulghani father Pandurangi Gulghani age 23 years. Savli Po. Taroda police station Hinghanghat district Wardha Maharashtra and other person own name (02) Karan Siddharth Fulmani father Siddharth Fulmani age 24 years. Savli Po. Tell the location of Taroda police station Hinghanghat district Wardha, Maharashtra.
When asked about the reason for coming to Odisha and what is the load in the vehicle, those who started giving evasive and evasive answers, there seems to be a doubt on the basis of difference and disparity in their answers, on the basis of which the vehicle was searched. In the trunk behind the Innova car, 80 packets were found with small and big packets taped with khaki colored tape. On questioning the accused regarding the ganja, he was told to bring it from Odisha and take it to Maharashtra for sale. Action is being taken against the accused under section 20(b) of NDPS at Police Station Singhoda for transporting ganja in huge quantities.
