Kotwali Nagar police arrested Barabanki resident Sandeep Verma near a godown on Kataha Ghat road in Gonda on 24 October 2026, seizing 63 packets totalling 260 grams of ganja. Police booked him under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act; no court outcome has been reported.
🇮🇳 Godown near Kataha Ghat road, Kotwali Nagar, Gonda, Uttar Pradesh · India
Sub-Inspector Vibhav Tiwari’s team made the arrest on 24 October 2026 after an
informant’s tip.[1]City Circle Officer Yogendra Singh said Sandeep Verma of
Nayapurwa Siddhaur in Asandra, Barabanki, was held at the same godown spot.[2]
Officers found 63 packets of ganja, the local name for cannabis, on him,
totalling 260 grams.[3]Amar Ujala likewise reported 63 packets containing 260
grams of ganja recovered from Sandeep Verma.[2]
Kotwali Nagar police said the arrest was part of its drive against narcoticstrafficking.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
260 g
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Trafficking
Sources
Dainik Bhaskarbhaskar.comHIगोंडा में दो अलग-अलग कार्रवाई में 2 तस्कर गिरफ्तार:पुलिस ने उनके पास से कुल 596 ग्राम अवैध गांजा और 200 रुपये नकद बरामद किए
Dainik Bhaskarbhaskar.comHIगोंडा में गांजे के साथ बाराबंकी का युवक गिरफ्तार:पुलिस ने 63 पैकेट गांजा बरामद कर NDPS एक्ट में केस दर्ज किया
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The suspect's age was not published.
No remand, charge-sheet or court outcome beyond registration of the NDPS case was reported.
No value estimate for this 260-gram seizure was published; the 200 rupees cash in the combined accounts belongs to the separate 336-gram seizure.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: Kotwali Nagar police in Gonda arrested Barabanki resident Sandeep Verma near the godown on Kataha Ghat road.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: The haul comprised 58 small packets holding 210 grams and five large packets holding 50 grams.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: Police registered a case against Sandeep Verma under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act and began legal proceedings.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: The arresting team included Sub-Inspector Vibhav Tiwari, Head Constable Ramprit Yadav and Constables Diwakar Verma and Arpit Patel.
Kangra district police's CIA team arrested two men from Chamba district with 1.107 kg of charas in the Sokru Dam area of Baijnath. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Baijnath police station, and police said they were questioning the men about the source of the charas and where it was to be supplied.
Police in Sirari bazaar in Bihar's Sheikhpura district seized 150 grams of ganja from a paan stall and arrested Doman Singh, also known as Prabhakar Singh. The stall stands on Purana Station Road within 500 metres of an educational institution, and the station chief said an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act.
Bandipora police arrested two men travelling on a scooty at Gunchipora near Bakshi Bund on 11 November 2026 and recovered 914 grams of a suspected cannabis powder-like substance from them. Police registered FIR No. 244/2026 at Police Station Sumbal under the NDPS Act and said they were investigating the source of the contraband and its supply links.
Police in Station Ghanpur, Jangaon district, Telangana, arrested four men accused of selling dried ganja, including the man who bought some, and seized 40 grams of the drug, a mobile phone and 1,000 rupees in cash. Circle Inspector S. Srinivas said a case was registered against the four and they were remanded to judicial custody.
