Five held with charas in three Handwara police operations
Handwara police arrested five suspects in three checkpoint operations by Kralgund and Chogul units, seizing charas-like and cannabis (Khashkhash)-like substances. Police registered three NDPS cases; no weights or court outcomes were reported.
🇮🇳 Khanu Babagund, Wanigam Crossing and Watyen, Handwara, Kupwara district · India
Handwara police arrested five suspects in three separate checkpoint operations
run by Kralgund police station and Chogul police post.[1][2][3]At Khanu Babagund,
officers held Abid Hussain Mir of Tarathpora and Rouf Mushtaq Bhat of Khanu
during naka checking.[1][4][5]Charas-like substance and charas powder-like
substance were recovered from the pair’s possession.[1][4]At Wanigam Crossing,
officers held Danish Parvaiz Parra of Budra Bala and recovered a cannabis
(Khashkhash)-like substance from him.[1][5]
At Watyen, in Chogul’s jurisdiction, police intercepted a motorcycle bearing
registration number PB08CQ-8150 travelling from Sopore towards Kupwara.[1][4][5]Officers held Mohd. Jahangir Sadeeqi and Mohd. Haseemu Din, both Bihar
residents, and recovered a charas-like substance during the check.[1][4][5]Police
registered FIR No. 78/2026 under Sections 8/20-29 of the NDPS Act at Kralgund
over the Khanu Babagund seizure.[1]Police registered FIR No. 79/2026 under
Section 8/15 of the NDPS Act at Kralgund over the Wanigam seizure.[1]Police
registered FIR No. 275/2026 under Sections 8/20-29 of the NDPS Act at Handwara
over the Watyen seizure.[1]
Handwara police restated their commitment to eradicating the drug menace and
appealed for public cooperation to safeguard society, particularly the youth.[1]
Police registered FIR No. 275/2026 under Sections 8, 20 and 29 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Handwara over the Watyen seizure.[2]
Amar Ujala’s Hindi account describes the substance recovered from the Wanigam Crossing suspect as bhang, where the English police statement called it a cannabis (Khashkhash)-like substance.[3]
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Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
5
Agency
Handwara Police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Street or public place
Charges
possession of charas-like substances under Sections 8/20-29 of the NDPS Act; possession of a cannabis (Khashkhash)-like substance under Section 8/15 of the NDPS Act
No weight, value or packaging detail was published for any of the three seizures, so no cannabis quantity is recorded.
The article gives a Handwara Nov 06 dateline and 6 November 2026 publication date with no separate time for the checks; 6 November 2026 is used as the incident date.
Every seizure is described only as charas-like, charas powder-like or cannabis (Khashkhash)-like; no forensic confirmation is reported.
The Wanigam seizure is called a cannabis (Khashkhash)-like substance but was charged under Section 8/15 of the NDPS Act; the report retains the article's wording.
No ages, occupations, lawyers, bail decisions or convictions were reported; the cases stand at FIR registration with investigation implied.
Only one accessible source for this event was found; the police statement circulates on social pages but no second outlet account could be opened.
The article gives no date for the three checks; 6 November 2026, its publication time, is the only date reported.
Daily Excelsior and Kashmir Reader put the day's total at seven arrests across Handwara and Anantnag, adding two Anantnag cases that are recorded in separate reports and excluded here.
The page's only picture is a 2015 file image of a prison, not of this event, so no photo is linked.
Amar Ujala calls the Wanigam recovery bhang while the police statement published in English called it a cannabis (Khashkhash)-like substance; no forensic confirmation of the substance is reported.
The Amar Ujala page gives no date for the three checks; 7 November 2026 is its publication date and it does not change the report's 6 November date.
Daily Excelsior drops the -like qualifier used in Brighter Kashmir, calling the recoveries charas and charas powder and a cannabis (Khashkhash); no forensic confirmation is reported in either account.
Daily Excelsior drops the -like qualifier used in the existing Handwara report, calling the recoveries charas and charas powder and a cannabis (Khashkhash) with no forensic confirmation reported.
The article's two Anantnag arrests at Tulkhan Crossing and Dooru belong to anantnag-bijbehara-dooru-two-arrests-charas, which already cites this Daily Excelsior article, so they are not added to the Handwara report.
No weight is given for any Handwara seizure, so no cannabis quantity can be added from this source.
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.
