A joint Railway Protection Force, Crime Intelligence Branch and Government Railway Police team arrested an alleged trafficker with 14.2 kilograms of ganja at Gorakhpur railway station in Uttar Pradesh.[1] The interception happened on 3 November 2026 at the eastern end of platform number 2, where the joint team was watching and checking suspects after a tip-off.[1] Officers searching the suspect recovered a total of 14.2 kilograms of ganja packed in three packets inside two backpacks.[1] The arrested man was identified as 29-year-old Prem Shankar Sahni, a resident of Bhagirathpur Jutemill village under Kalyanpur police station in Samastipur district, Bihar.[1]
Police estimated the value of the seized ganja at about 14.20 lakh rupees.[1] The operation was carried out under the direction of the Senior Divisional Security Commissioner, RPF Lucknow and the Assistant Security Commissioner, Gorakhpur.[1] The accused, the seized drug and related records were handed to Government Railway Police Gorakhpur for further legal action under the NDPS Act, India’s narcotics law.[1] The action was part of an ongoing drive against drug trafficking through railway stations and trains, with railway officials saying continuous surveillance and campaigns are under way to prevent smuggling and other criminal activity.[1]
