Izzatnagar police in Bareilly arrested Harish Kumar on Saturday night during a drive against narcotics trafficking.[1] ASP Shivam Ashutosh said a police team was checking vehicles on the service road leading from Vilaydham bridge toward Ahladpur when it signalled an approaching motorcycle rider to stop.[1] The rider turned and tried to flee, and the team chased him down and stopped him a short distance away.[1][2] Questioning established that Kumar is originally from Salar Nagla in Bareilly and currently lives in Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand.[1] Police registered a case against him at Izzatnagar police station.[1][3]

The search recovered 2.328 kilograms of ganja, Rs 750 in cash and one mobile phone.[1][2] Police said Kumar told them he had bought the ganja from an unidentified person.[1] He allegedly sold it onward to vehicle drivers and other customers, and police said they are now tracing the supply source.[1]

The case was registered as FIR No. 1062/2026 under sections 8/20/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.[3][2] The accused was remanded to judicial custody.[3][2] Harish Kumar was described as 43 years old.[3][2]