Rewari police arrest man with 2.044 kg of ganja in Dharuhera
Rewari police arrested Amit Sharma, a Himachal Pradesh native living in Dharuhera, on the night of 21–22 October 2026 after finding 2 kg 44 g of ganja hidden under empty liquor boxes in his rented room. Police registered an FIR under the NDPS Act and said they were questioning him about the source of the drug and others in the trafficking network.
He was identified as Amit Sharma, a native of Ranital village in Kangra
district, Himachal Pradesh, who was living on rent in Mohalla Harinagar.[1]The CIA Dharuhera team acted on a tip on the night of 21–22 October 2026 that a
young man was selling ganja in lane number 4 of the neighbourhood.[2]Inspector Yogesh Hooda led the team that caught him at the spot, according to a
police statement.[3]
Officers searched his rented room in the presence of a duty magistrate and found
two bundles of ganja hidden under empty liquor boxes.[3]The bundles weighed 2
kg44 g in total.[3]Police also seized a digital scale, polythene and a
stapler.[1]
The arrest came during a district campaign against drug smugglers.[3]A case
was registered against him at Dharuhera police station under the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.[3]Police said they were questioning
him about where the ganja came from and who else was involved in the trade.[1]
Photos and video
The accused kneeling in front of six Rewari police officers after his arrest. Photo: Dainik BhaskarPhoto details
The reports place the raid on the night of 21–22 October 2026 and give no exact time; the incident date used is 21 October, the start of that night.
Amar Ujala's headline gives the haul as 2.44 kg, while its text and the other reports say 2 kg 44 g (2.044 kg); the report uses 2.044 kg.
No value was published for the seized ganja.
The reports do not say whether Sharma was produced in court, remanded or formally charged; they record only that an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act.
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