Faridabad's Crime Branch Sector-16 arrested Sameer Khan near Ashiana flats in Sector-56 on 2 November 2026 and seized 715 grams of ganja. Police registered an NDPS Act case at Sector-58, said he had prior NDPS cases, and produced him in court.
🇮🇳 Near Ashiana flats, Sector-56, Faridabad, Haryana · India
In Faridabad, the Crime Branch Sector-16 team arrested Sameer Khan, a young man
living at Ashiana Apartments in Sector-56, with 715 grams of ganja, the local
term for cannabis.[1]According to police, the team acted on secret
information on 2 November, caught Khan near the Ashiana flats in Sector-56 and
recovered 715 grams of ganja from his possession.[1]
Police registered a case over the recovery under the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, generally called the NDPS Act and India’s main
anti-drug law, at Sector-58 police station.[1]Police said Khan already faced
earlier cases registered against him under the same NDPS law before this arrest.[1]After the arrest, officers produced him before a court, where further
action was taken under the rules in the case.[1]
During questioning, Khan told police that he had brought one kilogram of ganja
from Kosi.[1]He said he had bought that consignment in Kosi for 5,000 rupees.[1]
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The article names the purchase place only as Kosi without identifying which Kosi, so it is left as stated.
The article gives no detail of the court production beyond action under the rules, and no remand, charge or sentence was reported.
The accused said he bought one kilogram but 715 grams were recovered, and the article does not explain the difference.
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