Betma police arrest one with 1.3 kg of ganja near Shankarpura temple
Betma police in Indore district arrested Shyam, alias Bhaiyyu Masaniya, on the night of 4-5 November 2026 and seized 1 kg 300 g of ganja that police valued at about 35,000 rupees. He was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and a co-accused was named in the case.
🇮🇳 Near Raj Rajeshwari Shiv temple, Shankarpura, Betma, Depalpur tehsil, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh · India
Betma police arrested Shyam, also known as Bhaiyyu Masaniya, near the Raj
Rajeshwari Shiv temple at Shankarpura in the Betma police-station area of Indore
district after a tip-off that a man was standing there trying to sell illegal
ganja.[1]Officers cordoned off the spot in the presence of independent panch
witnesses and detained him.[1]
On questioning he identified himself as Shyam, a resident of Purni village in
Khandwa district who was then living in Dharamkunj Colony, Betma.[1]A formal
search of his possession found 1 kg300 g of illegal ganja, which police
estimated to be worth about 35,000 rupees.[1]
Police booked him at Betma police station as case 653/2026 under sections 8/20
and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and named a
co-accused in the case.[1]Police said the investigation was continuing and
that they were gathering information about other people linked to the drug
trade.[1]The operation was carried out by Betma police station under the
direction of Indore Rural superintendent of police Rajendra Kumar Verma, with
additional superintendent Raj Krishna and Depalpur sub-divisional police officer
Priya Samrat supervising.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Only one opened source reported this arrest; no police statement or second outlet account of it was found.
Police described the arrest as taking place in the intervening night of 4-5 November 2026, so the exact day, and therefore the incident date used here, is uncertain.
The article names a co-accused but gives no name, no arrest and no separate custody status for that person.
No custody ruling, charge framing or court outcome was reported; police said the investigation was continuing.
The seized amount is described as 1.3 kg in the headline and 1 kg 300 g in the text; the text figure is used.
The 35,000-rupee figure is police's estimated value for the ganja, not a court finding.
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