One arrested as Athmallik police seize 134.4 kg of ganja in Angul
Athmallik police stopped a pick-up vehicle near Dhalpur Bridge in Odisha's Angul district on the night of 5 November 2026 and seized 134.4 kg of ganja carried in six sacks. One man was arrested and a case was registered under the NDPS Act.
🇮🇳 near Dhalpur Bridge, Athmallik, Angul district, Odisha · India
Athmallik police in Odisha’s Angul district stopped a pick-up vehicle in night
patrolling and vehicle checking on 5 November 2026 and seized134.400 kg of
contraband ganja from it.[1]One person was apprehended and police seized the
vehicle along with other articles, the district police said.[1]The police
account says the interception was near Dhalpur Bridge in Angul district and that
the ganja was being carried in six sacks in a Bolero.[2]
The arrested man is Jagan Pradhan, a resident of Veeranarasinghpur village in
Boudh district, according to the Prameya report.[2]Prameya reported that the
ganja was being taken from Boudh towards Rairakhol when police intercepted the
vehicle.[2]
The district police said Athmallik police station case 378/2026 was registered
under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and that further
investigation was under way.[1]Prameya reported that police registered a case
over the seizure and sent the accused to court for further legal proceedings.[2]The story reached readers through the Prameya English feed on Dailyhunt,
which published it with the same account of the seizure.[3]
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Photo published with the Prameya report on the Athmallik seizure of 134.4 kg of ganja; it carries no separate credit.Photo details
Prameya calls the vehicle a Bolero, while the district police statement calls it a pick-up; the report describes it as a pick-up and notes both accounts.
Prameya says police seized the ganja in a raid near Dhalpur Bridge; the police statement says it was stopped during night patrolling and vehicle checking, and neither gives the exact time.
Prameya describes the ganja as heading from Boudh towards Rairakhol, while the police statement records no route.
No street value, charge section or court outcome was published beyond the referral to court and the registered NDPS Act case.
The page photos on Dailyhunt and Prameya appear to be different versions of the same agency image; only the Prameya copy's direct address could be confirmed, so one photo is listed.
Prameya says the accused was sent to court; no remand order or further custody detail was published.
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