Father and son sent to jail over 100 g charas at Bareilly outpost
Police in Bareilly detained a father and son after raiding a roadside kiosk outside the Hardaspur police outpost on 29 October 2026, seizing about 100 g of charas and some illegal liquor. Both were produced in court the next day and sent to jail after a case was registered against them under the NDPS Act and the Excise Act.
🇮🇳 Hardaspur police outpost, Sirauli, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh · India
- Arrested
- 2
- Cannabis
- 0.1 kg
The Meerganj Circle Officer (CO), a sub-district police officer, raided a
roadside kiosk outside the Hardaspur police outpost in Sirauli police station
area, Bareilly district, on the evening of Thursday 29 October 2026.[1][2] Police
detained two people at the kiosk and said action was being taken against them.[3] Officers seized about 100 grams (0.1 kg) of charas, a hand-made cannabis
resin, and some illegal liquor.[4] The two were identified as Chandrapal, who
ran the kiosk, and his father.[5][2]
The kiosk stood a few steps from the Hardaspur police check post.[6][2] Charas,
illegal liquor and other intoxicants had been sold there for a long time.[1]
Villagers alleged the trade ran with the local police’s support.[4] Police
also seized an electronic scale and ₹2,500 in cash.[6]
Police registered a first information report (FIR), the document that starts a
criminal case in India, against Chandrapal and his father under the NDPS Act,
India’s main anti-drug law, and the Excise Act.[4] They were produced in court
on Friday and sent to jail.[5][2] People in the area said police removed the
kiosk the next day.[5][2]
Sources
- Bareily News: पुलिस चौकी के सामने बिक रही थी चरस, सीओ ने मारा छापा. Hindustan, 29 October 2026. In Hindi.
- Bareily News: चौकी के सामने चरस बेचने वाले पिता-पुत्र को भेजा जेल. Hindustan, 30 October 2026. In Hindi.
- हरदासपुर में खोखे पर चरस बेचते दो लोग गिरफ्तार:सीओ ने छापा मारकर 100 ग्राम से ज्यादा चरस और अवैध शराब पकड़ी. Dainik Bhaskar, 30 October 2026. In Hindi.
- हरदासपुर चौकी के सामने खोखे से चरस और शराब मिली:सीओ मीरगंज ने छापा मारा, आरोपी और उसके पिता गंगा सहाय जेल भेजे गए. Dainik Bhaskar, 30 October 2026. In Hindi.
- Bareily News: चौकी के सामने चरस बेचने वाले पिता-पुत्र को भेजा जेल. Hindustan, 30 October 2026. In Hindi.
- सिरौली पुलिस ने दो चरस तस्करों को पकड़ा:हरदासपुर में दुकानों पर छापा, 95 ग्राम चरस, इलेक्ट्रॉनिक कांटा; ब्लैक सिगरेट और 2,500 रुपए मिले. Dainik Bhaskar, 30 October 2026. In Hindi.
Open questions the AI reported
- Dainik Bhaskar gave the charas weight as 95 g in one report and about 100 g in others; this report uses about 100 g.
- Hindustan named the father Ganga Singh, while Dainik Bhaskar named him Ganga Sahay.
- One early Dainik Bhaskar report said the kiosk operator fled and police were searching for him; later reports said he and his father were detained at the scene and sent to jail.
- The reports give no quantity for the illegal liquor seized.
- The reports do not say when the case will be heard or whether the men have been formally charged in court.
- The submitted page's only image is a generic Uttar Pradesh map graphic, not a photograph of the raid, so no media entry is included.
- Hindustan reports villagers complaining that local police were not paying attention, while the report, following Dainik Bhaskar, says villagers alleged the trade ran with police support.