722 kg of ganja seized in Gajapati district, Odisha
Police in Gajapati district, Odisha, seized 722.4 kg of ganja packed in about 24 bags from a suspect in Dumkuli village on 13 November 2026, as part of a drive to make the district ganja-free. The 59-year-old suspect was arrested, a case registered and he was sent to court, with the investigation still ongoing.
🇮🇳 Dumkuli village, Gajapati district, Odisha · India
Police in Gajapati district, Odisha, are conducting intensive checks to make the
district ganja-free.[1]On Friday, SP Kaushik Sethi of Odayagiri police
station, with a team, was conducting checks in the Dumkuli village area when
they learned a person was preparing to illegally transport ganja bags, and
carried out a raid.[1]
The raid found 722.400 kg of ganja in about 24 bags.[1]The accused was
identified as Jajya Mandal, 59, a resident of the same village.[1]
A case was registered and the accused was sent to court.[1]SP Lakshan Besara
said a full investigation is continuing into the incident.[1]
A corroborating account from Argus News confirms the seizure of 722 kg of ganja
and the arrest of Yaksha Mandal of Dumukuli village by R Udayagiri police in
Mohana, Gajapati district.[2]
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Photo published with the Eenadu report on the 722 kg ganja seizure in Gajapati district. Photo: EenaduPhoto details
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