Three held in Anantnag with 6.15 g charas and heroin
Police arrested three alleged peddlers in two checks in Anantnag district on 8 November 2026. A Sangam Chowk vehicle check recovered 6.15 g of charas from one driver, while a Gopalpora Crossing motorcycle check recovered about 14 g of heroin from two riders.
🇮🇳 Gopalpora Crossing and Sangam Chowk, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir · India
Police arrested three alleged drug peddlers in two separate incidents in
Anantnag district and recovered heroin and charas from them.[1][2][3]A Mattan
police team intercepted a motorcycle at Gopalpora Crossing during naka checking
and apprehended the two people travelling on it.[1][2][3][4][5]The two riders were
identified as Ubaid Ahmed Khan and Yawar Sultan, both residents of Gopalpora.[1][6][3][5]Police allegedly found around 14 grams of heroin on the pair, seven grams
from each man.[1]
Police registered a case under Sections 8 and 21 of the NDPS Act at Mattan
police station and began an investigation.[1][3]In the second incident, a Police
Post Sangam team intercepted a vehicle travelling from Jammu towards Srinagar at
Sangam Chowk.[1][2][3][4][5]The driver was identified as Waseem Bashir Bhat, a resident
of Lal Chowk in Srinagar.[1][6][5]Police allegedly found the driver in possession
of 6.15 grams of charas.[1][3]
Police registered a case under relevant provisions of law over the charas
recovery.[1]Police said efforts to curb drug trafficking would be intensified
and appealed to the public to help eliminate the drug menace.[1]
In Handwara, police stopped a man at Champora Crossing, in the area of Vilgam police station, and found a charas-like substance on him.[2][3][4][5]The man was identified as Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, a resident of Redi Chowkibal in Kupwara district.[6][5]Police registered FIR No. 73/2026 under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act at Vilgam police station and said the arrest was made to trace the case’s forward and backward linkages.[6][3][4]
In Awantipora, police apprehended Bhat Kaif, a resident of Lethpora, near Barsoo after 130 grams of cannabis powder was recovered from his possession.[5]
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Lead image on the KNS page for these Anantnag arrests, using the story headline as its caption; no photographer credit was given.Photo details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
4
Cannabis
6.15 g
Agencies
Anantnag Police; Handwara Police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish (6.15 g)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Street or public place, Vehicle
Charges
Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act in the Mattan heroin case; case under relevant provisions of law in the Sangam charas case; Sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act in the Vilgam charas case
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Jammu and Kashmir
Date
Publication date
Sources
KNSknskashmir.comThree drug peddlers arrested in two separate cases in Anantnag; heroin, charas seized | KNS
The article gives no separate date for the two interceptions; 8 November 2026 is its publication and dateline date and the day police spoke, and is used as the incident date.
The heroin weight is stated as approximate and the 6.15 grams of charas is a police field figure with no reported laboratory confirmation.
No ages, custody decisions, court appearances or outcomes beyond the registered cases and continuing investigation were reported.
Only one account of this event was found; no second report or police statement confirming these three arrests was located.
The heroin and NDPS Sections 8 and 21 details concern the non-cannabis part of the mixed event and are kept out of the cannabis figures.
The charas-like substance recovered at Champora Crossing in Handwara was not weighed in either opened account, so no weight is recorded for it and the cannabis total remains the 6.15 g of charas from Sangam Chowk.
The Rediff text states only a case under Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act at Mattan and no legal sections for the Sangam charas case, while the KIMS account gives FIR No. 130/2026 at Mattan and no sections for Sangam.
No custody decision, charge sheet or court outcome was reported for any of the four arrests.
Neither opened account gives a time of day for the three checks; 8 November 2026 is the day the reports say the arrests were made and their publication date.
The Handwara charas-like substance is still unweighed in this account, so it adds nothing to the 6.15 grams of charas recorded for the Sangam Chowk recovery.
The article gives no time of day for the checks; 8 November 2026 is its dateline and publication date.
Brighter Kashmir gives no weight for the charas-like substance recovered at Champora Crossing, so that recovery adds no cannabis quantity to the report.
The article is published on 9 November 2026 but says police acted on Sunday, so 8 November 2026 is used as the incident date.
No weight is given for the cannabis-like substance recovered from Mohammad Ashraf Bhat at Champora Crossing.
No FIR numbers, custody decisions, charges or court outcomes are given for the five detentions.
The page image is labelled as a representational photo and its caption refers to Budgam, so it is not listed as showing this event.
Kangra district police's CIA team arrested two men from Chamba district with 1.107 kg of charas in the Sokru Dam area of Baijnath. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Baijnath police station, and police said they were questioning the men about the source of the charas and where it was to be supplied.
Police in Sirari bazaar in Bihar's Sheikhpura district seized 150 grams of ganja from a paan stall and arrested Doman Singh, also known as Prabhakar Singh. The stall stands on Purana Station Road within 500 metres of an educational institution, and the station chief said an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act.
Bandipora police arrested two men travelling on a scooty at Gunchipora near Bakshi Bund on 11 November 2026 and recovered 914 grams of a suspected cannabis powder-like substance from them. Police registered FIR No. 244/2026 at Police Station Sumbal under the NDPS Act and said they were investigating the source of the contraband and its supply links.
Police in Station Ghanpur, Jangaon district, Telangana, arrested four men accused of selling dried ganja, including the man who bought some, and seized 40 grams of the drug, a mobile phone and 1,000 rupees in cash. Circle Inspector S. Srinivas said a case was registered against the four and they were remanded to judicial custody.
