Anuppur Kotwali police arrested three men in three separate operations at three places on the evening of Thursday, 29 October 2026, accusing them of selling ganja, the Hindi term for cannabis.[1] The three seizures totalled 2 kg 428 g.[1]

The operation was led by Kotwali station house officer Umesh Upadhyay.[2] Police registered a case against all three at Anuppur Kotwali police station under section 8/20 of India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.[2] The three had brought the ganja from Jaithari to sell in the local market.[1] The Kotwali arrests came during action against illegal drug trafficking in two police station areas of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.[2]