Two arrested with 1.019 kg of ganja in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district
Police in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district arrested Pritosh Singh Thakur, 26, and Vishwanath Singh Thakur, 32, on 24 October 2026 after stopping their motorcycle near Birsinghi village and finding 1 kg 19 g of ganja. Officers seized the cannabis, bike and two phones, valued at ₹1,13,950 in total, and registered an NDPS case while seeking their Mungeli supplier.
🇮🇳 Birsinghi, Bemetara district, Chhattisgarh · India
Police in Bemetara district, Chhattisgarh, arrested two men for smuggling ganja,
a form of cannabis, after a joint team of the Dadi police station and the cyber
cell stopped them near Birsinghi village.[1]Officers had been tipped that two
men were riding from Nawagarh towards Birsinghi with the drug and set up a
blockade on an unpaved road at Birsinghi.[2]They stopped motorcycle CG 25 P
5535 and arrested Pritosh Singh Thakur, 26, and Vishwanath Singh Thakur, 32,
both residents of Nawagaon Kala in the Dadi police station area.[2]
A search found 1 kg19 g of ganja, the motorcycle and two mobile phones.[1]Police put the total value of the seized property at ₹1,13,950.[2]The ganja
accounted for ₹50,950, the bike about ₹35,000 and the two phones ₹28,000.[2]
The men told police they had contacted a man in Mungeli by mobile phone and
bought the ganja from him.[2]Police registered a case against both under
Section 20(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and were
still looking for the alleged supplier.[2]The operation included cyber cell
in-charge Mayank Mishra and Dadi station in-charge Suraj Prakash.[2]
Photos and video
Lead photograph on the report of the Birsinghi seizure, showing two men in civilian clothes with four police officers; no separate credit was given.Photo details
Dainik Bhaskar's 36-second video report on the arrest and the 1 kg 19 g ganja seizure near Birsinghi. Video: Dainik Bhaskar Source: Dainik Bhaskar
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
1.019 kg
Value (official estimate)
INR 50,950
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Smuggling
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Dainik Bhaskarbhaskar.comHIबेमेतरा में बाइक सवार 2 गांजा तस्कर गिरफ्तार: 1.13 लाख का गांजा और मोबाइल जब्त, तीसरे आरोपी की तलाश जारी
Dainik Bhaskarbhaskar.comHIमुंगेली से 1.19 किलो गांजा खरीद कर ले जा रहे थे, घेराबंदी में फंसे दो तस्कर
Open questions the AI reported
The second report's headline says 1.19 kg, but its text and the first report give 1 kg 19 g (1.019 kg), the figure used here.
The first account gives no date; the second dates the tip and operation to 24 October 2026, the date used here.
The second account shows only '7 days ago' rather than a publication date, so its date is left unrecorded.
Neither account reports a court appearance, remand or sentence; both end with the NDPS case registered and the supplier still being sought.
Both opened accounts are Dainik Bhaskar district editions, not independent outlets, and one is filed under the Kabirdham edition although Birsinghi is in Bemetara district.
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