Handia police in the Prayagraj Commissionerate arrested Arjun Singh, a man aged about 42, near the Anjana canal in the Handia police-station area.[1] Police identified him as the son of late Sehat Bahadur Singh and as a resident of Sangrampatti village under Handia police station, and named him as the sole accused in the action.[1] The arrest was presented as an action by the Handia police team against illegal ganja in its jurisdiction.[1]

At the time of the arrest, officers recovered 2.798 kilograms of illegal ganja from his possession.[1] Police treated that arrest and recovery as the basis for registering a criminal case at Handia police station.[1] The case was registered as Crime No. 545 of 2026 under Sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act.[1]

Police said further legal proceedings were initiated in accordance with the rules, with the investigation to proceed from the registered case.[1]