Bajpe police arrest two young men for consuming ganja in Edapadavu
Bajpe police in Mangaluru arrested Rohit Dolai, 19, and Abhishek Kumar, 22, on Tuesday for allegedly consuming ganja in public places in Edapadavu village. Both were questioned after officers found them apparently intoxicated, admitted to consuming ganja and had cases registered against them.
🇮🇳 Edapadavu village, Bajpe, Mangaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka · India
Bajpe police arrested two young men on Tuesday for allegedly consuming ganja in
public places in Edapadavu village.[1]Police sub-inspector Kumareshan of the
Bajpe station was on patrol near Kuppepadavu Road when he saw a young man
behaving suspiciously and apparently under the influence of an intoxicating
substance.[1]Questioned by the officer, the man reportedly admitted to
consuming ganja and was identified as Rohit Dolai, 19, a native of West Bengal
living near Ganjimath.[1]
In a second incident on Tuesday afternoon, police noticed another young man in
an intoxicated state near Padarangi in Edapadavu village.[1]He was identified
as Abhishek Kumar, 22, a native of Bihar also living near Ganjimath, and police
said he admitted to consuming ganja during questioning.[1]Bajpe police
registered cases against both young men over the two incidents.[1]Police
described both arrests as cases of consuming ganja in public places.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article gives only "Tuesday" and its own publication date of 4 November 2026, so the incident date of 3 November 2026 is inferred rather than stated.
No quantity of ganja seized or recovered from either man was published.
No charges beyond case registration, and no court outcome, were reported.
Only one account of these arrests could be opened; searching in English and Kannada found no second outlet or police statement.
The coordinates are the Bajpe town centre, not a mapped point for Edapadavu village or Padarangi.
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