Alirajpur police seize 2,079 kg of ganja from two farms, arrest 2
Alirajpur police raided two farms at Chhota Itara on 11 October 2026, seizing 2,079 kg of ganja worth about one crore rupees and arresting two growers. Cases were registered under the NDPS Act.
🇮🇳 Chhota Itara, Alirajpur · India
- Arrested
- 2
- Plants destroyed
- 2,040
- Cannabis
- 2,079 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- INR 10,000,000
Acting on a tip-off, a joint team from the Ambua, Udaygarh, Azad Nagar and Jobat police stations raided two farms at Dudwa Faliya in Chhota Itara village, Alirajpur district, at about 7 am on Sunday 11 October.[1] In the first field officers found 1,110 plants weighing 1,530 kg and arrested Mukam Chauhan, 44, on the spot.[2] In the second they found 930 plants weighing 549 kg and arrested Jagan, 50.[2]
Police put the total seizure at 2,079 kg of ganja, which the authorities valued at about one crore rupees.[1][2] Cases 299/26 and 300/26 were registered against the two men under sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act.[1][2] The two outlets differ slightly on the plant count: Bhaskar English reports 2,070 plants against the Free Press Journal’s itemised 2,040.[1][2]
Superintendent of Police Raghuvansh Singh told a press conference the operation ran under the chief minister’s drug de-addiction campaign, with officers from four stations and the cyber team taking part.[2]
Sources
- 2,070 cannabis plants worth ₹1 crore seized in Alirajpur. Bhaskar English, 11 October 2026.
- Massive Drug Bust In MP's Alirajpur! Police Seize 2,040 Cannabis Plants Worth ₹1 Crore, Arrest Two. Free Press Journal, 12 October 2026.