Police in Biramitrapur, in Sundargarh district, arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly possessing 1 kg of ganja.[1] Police identified him as Mathura Singh and said he was intercepted at Talasera Chowk on Tuesday afternoon after a tip-off.[1] The additional tehsildar of Biramitrapur, a revenue official, reached the spot, and the search was carried out in the presence of witnesses and police personnel.[1] About 1 kg of ganja, the local term for cannabis, was recovered from a plastic bag Singh was carrying, and the contraband was seized.[1] He was taken to the police station for questioning and arrested the next day, on Wednesday 28 October 2026.[1] Dainik Bhaskar said Singh was a resident of Vedvyas.[2]
Man, 35, held with 1 kg of ganja at Biramitrapur's Talasera Chowk
Police in Biramitrapur, in Sundargarh district, arrested a 35-year-old man on 28 October 2026 after about 1 kg of ganja was recovered from a plastic bag he was carrying at Talasera Chowk. Police identified him as Mathura Singh, said he was intercepted after a tip-off and that further investigation was under way.
🇮🇳 Talasera Chowk, Biramitrapur, Sundargarh district, Odisha · India
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 1 kg
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 1 kg
- Agency type
- Police
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis
- Activity
- Smuggling
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Sources
- The Times of Indiatimesofindia.indiatimes.comMan held with 1kg ganja in Sundargarh
- Dainik Bhaskarbhaskar.comHIबिरमित्रपुर में एक किलो गांजा के साथ आरोपी गिरफ्तार हुआ
Open questions the AI reported
- Neither report names the charge against Singh or records what happened in court after he was produced.
- No value was given for the 1 kg of ganja.
- No photograph of the seizure or the accused was published with either report.
- Dainik Bhaskar filed the report under its Chhattisgarh/Raigarh section, although its dateline and the Times of India place Biramitrapur in Sundargarh district, Odisha.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: Dainik Bhaskar reported that sub-inspector Chakradhar Hansda was sent to the spot with a police team.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: The Hindi daily said Singh was produced in court after his arrest.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: A case, number 482/26, was registered at Biramitrapur police station, and police said further investigation was continuing.
