Police arrested Kabir Say Tekam after finding 112 cannabis plants growing among vegetables on land in his possession in Khukhri village, Balrampur district.[1] The raid followed a tip from a patwari, a village revenue official, who told police on 3 October 2026 that Tekam was growing ganja, or cannabis, among his vegetable crop.[2] Officers from the Bariyo police outpost searched the plot in Rakhetpara, Khukhri.[3] Tekam admitted during questioning that he had planted the cannabis, police said.[1]

The plants, of various sizes, were counted in front of witnesses and a seizure memo was prepared.[1] Police produced Tekam before a court and sent him to judicial custody, said Alexius Toppo, sub-divisional officer of police in Kusmi.[1] A case was registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, Haribhoomi reported.[3]

The 112 plants weighed about 36 kg, police said.[1] Chhattisgarh.co put the total weight at 36.3 kg.[2] Police estimated the value of the seized cannabis at 350,000 rupees.[3]