116 arrested in Faridabad weekend drive; 22.72 kg ganja seized
Faridabad police arrested 116 accused during its three-day 12th weekend campaign and reported seizing 22.72 kg of ganja alongside liquor, country-made pistols and gambling cash. Police also reported catching 27 proclaimed offenders and reuniting 22 missing people with their families.
🇮🇳 Faridabad, Haryana · India
- Arrested
- 116
- Cannabis
- 22.72 kg
Faridabad police arrested 116 accused in various cases during a three-day 12th
special weekend campaign.[1] Police also caught 27 proclaimed offenders (POs)
described as absconding for a long time.[1] Police traced 22 missing people at
various places and reunited them with their families.[1] Police presented the
reunions as the most positive aspect of the campaign.[1]
Police said the drive seized 22.720 kilograms of ganja, the Hindi term for
cannabis.[1] The same police account lists 183 bottles of country liquor, 5
bottles of English liquor, 4 locally made desi katta pistols and 1 cartridge
among the recoveries.[1] In action against gambling, police seized Rs 147,450
in cash from 11 accused.[1]
Police described the campaign as a measure to strengthen law and order and
tighten action against criminals in the district.[1] Police framed the
seizures as strict action against smugglers and anti-social elements.[1]
Officials said the campaign against criminals would continue.[1]
Sources
- फरीदाबाद पुलिस ने 3 दिन में 116 किये गिरफ्तार, आरोपियों से नशे की खेप, अवैध हथियार और सट्टा राशि बरामद. Alive News, 2 November 2026. In Hindi.
Open questions the AI reported
- The article gives only its publication date of 2 November 2026 and no separate dates for the three-day drive.
- The number of cannabis-specific arrests, charges and any court outcome was not reported; the 116 arrests cover all cases in the drive.
- It is unclear whether the 27 proclaimed offenders are included in or additional to the 116 arrests.
- Only one full report of this drive could be opened; social-media mirrors repeating the same figures could not be used as evidence.
- The page photo was not listed because its file name and metadata caption refer to a July weekend drive with different figures, so it may show a different event.