Third person arrested in Ambala after 1.207 kg of ganja seized
Ambala police arrested a third suspect, a Bihar native living in New Tagore Garden, in an ongoing cannabis smuggling case. The arrest follows the earlier detention of two women in Mahesh Nagar, from whom the Anti-Narcotics Cell seized 1.207 kilograms of ganja.
🇮🇳 New Tagore Garden, Mahesh Nagar, Ambala, Haryana · India
The Anti-Narcotics Cell of Ambala police arrested a third suspect in an ongoing
ganja smuggling investigation.[1]Police identified the arrested man as Manish
Kumar, originally from Patori village in the Madhepura district of Bihar and
residing in New Tagore Garden, Ambala.[1]His arrest followed the earlier
apprehension of two women involved in the same trafficking network.[1]
The case began under the Mahesh Nagar police station jurisdiction, where
anti-narcotics officers had intercepted the two women near Guru Nanak Nagar and
seized1.207 kilograms of ganja.[2]Amar Ujala reported that the earlier
operation was initiated after Sub-Inspector Kulwinder Singh received information
that narcotics were being sold in the Guru Nanak Nagar locality.[3]Interrogation of the detained women disclosed Kumar’s role in supplying and
distributing the cannabis.[2]
On 9 November 2026, a raiding team led by Sub-Inspector Naresh Kumar and
Assistant Sub-Inspector Jasbir Singh tracked down and arrested Kumar.[2]Officers produced him before a local court, which remanded him into police
custody for further questioning regarding his supply chain.[2]
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Accused Manish Kumar in police custody following his arrest by the Ambala Anti-Narcotics Cell. Photo: Dainik BhaskarPhoto details
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