Chauri Chaura police registered a new FIR under the Gangster Act against the two smugglers earlier caught bringing charas from Nepal for supply in Gorakhpur and Deoria.[1] Police described the pair as members of an organised gang and registered the case after the district magistrate approved the gang chart.[1] Police identified the accused as 26-year-old Ranjit Vishwakarma of Chorbharia Bakuchi Mishra in Deoria’s Khukhundu area, described as the gang leader, and 21-year-old Kishan Maddeshiya of Dhanauti Khurd in Deoria Sadar, described as his associate.[1] Both were accused of illegally bringing charas from Nepal for financial gain and supplying it in Gorakhpur, Deoria and other areas.[1]

An NTF Gorakhpur team arrested both men with a motorcycle near Chauri Badurhiya village on 7 September.[1] A search of their backpacks recovered 13 kg 85 g of charas.[1] Chauri Chaura station registered an NDPS Act case in that seizure, and a chargesheet was filed on 22 September after the investigation was completed.[1]

Station chief Ved Prakash Sharma said the gang chart prepared against both accused received the district magistrate’s approval, after which the Gangster Act FIR was registered.[1] Both accused are currently in jail.[1]