Dehri police searched a joint field at Chongdiapura in Tol village after an informant said Tol residents Suku alias Suka and Subhan Chaungad had planted cannabis among cotton.[1] The field was on government land and in the possession of the two accused.[1] The two accused farmers fled during the action and remained absconding.[1] Police registered a case under the NDPS Act, said the absconding accused were being sought, and said they would be questioned about cannabis supply after arrest.[1]

Officers seized 1,592 green cannabis plants growing among the cotton plants.[1] The seized cannabis weighed 406.23 kg in all.[2] Police put the estimated value of the seizure at 60.90 lakh rupees.[2]

The action was carried out as part of Operation Prahar, the police campaign against narcotics trafficking and illegal cultivation.[1] The team was led by Bag station house officer Hirusinh Rawat with Dehri outpost in-charge Navalsinh Baghel and the Bag police team.[1]