Hapur police arrest ₹50,000-reward ganja gang leader after nearly a year
Hapur police arrested Shah Alam, described as the leader of an inter-state ganja gang, near Tatarpur Gol Chakkar; a ₹50,000 reward had been offered for him and officers found 1.2 kg of ganja on him. He had been wanted since 30 December 2025, when police arrested four men with 224.24 kg of ganja in Hapur.
Police in Hapur arrested Shah Alam, whom they described as the leader of an
inter-state ganja smuggling gang.[1]Shah Alam, a resident of Sival Khas
village in Meerut district, was arrested near Tatarpur Gol Chakkar, Additional
Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mahesh Kumar said.[2]He had been on the run
for about a year, with a ₹50,000 reward on him.[1]Meerut Range Deputy
Inspector General (DIG) Kalanidhi Naithani announced the reward.[2]
Police said the gang brought ganja from Odisha and sold it in Uttar Pradesh and
other states.[1]Police had been looking for Shah Alam since 30 December 2025,
when Dehat police arrested four men with a canter and a Scorpio near the road
from Kithore Road to Asaura.[2]The four were identified as Amjad, Khushnud,
Rahul and Anuj.[2]They were carrying about two quintals 24 kg240 g of ganja,
or 224.24 kg, which they told police Shah Alam had arranged on Farman Pradhan’s
instructions, on a road about 40 km from Malkangiri in Odisha.[2]Farman
Pradhan is on interim bail.[2]
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Dainik Bhaskar video published with the report; its thumbnail shows police officers in uniform. Video: Dainik Bhaskar Source: Dainik Bhaskar
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
1.2 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Smuggling
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Newstracknewstrack.comHIHapur News: 50 हजार का इनामी गांजा तस्कर गिरफ्तार, एक साल से था फरार
Amar Ujalaamarujala.comHIHapur News: 50 हजार का इनामी अंतरराज्यीय तस्कर गिरफ्तार, 1.200 किलोग्राम गांजा बरामद
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The reports give no separate date for Shah Alam's arrest; 29 October 2026 is their publication date and the day ASP Mahesh Kumar announced it at 3 pm.
The Dainik Bhaskar headline says four gang members were arrested, but its text and the other reports say the four were arrested with the ganja in December 2025; this report counts only Shah Alam's arrest.
Dainik Bhaskar describes the December 2025 load as about two quintals, while Amar Ujala and Newstrack give two quintals 24 kg 240 g (224.24 kg); the report uses the detailed figure.
No charges, court date or outcome after the arrest were reported.
No value was given for the 1.2 kg of ganja found on Shah Alam.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: Officers found 1.2 kg of ganja on him, police said.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: ASP Kumar said police were gathering information about Shah Alam's criminal history and the gang's other members.
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.
