Harda ganja trafficker with 8 cases held under PIT NDPS
Police in Harda district arrested 56-year-old ganja trafficker Sheikh Khalil under the PIT NDPS Act and sent him directly to Jabalpur Central Jail. Police said it was the district's first PIT NDPS action and that eight narcotics-trafficking cases were already registered against him.
🇮🇳 Rahatgaon, Harda, Madhya Pradesh · India
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Police on Friday arrested Sheikh Khalil, described as a habitual ganja
trafficker, and sent him directly to Jabalpur Central Jail.[1]Police said it
was the first time the district had taken action under the strict PIT NDPS Act.[1]Rahatgaon station officer Manoj Dubey said the arrested accused is
56-year-old Sheikh Khalil, son of Sheikh Rashid, who lives in Mohanpur village.[1]Khalil had been involved in illegal ganja supply in the area for several
years.[1]The action was reported from Rahatgaon in Harda district.[1]
About a year and a half ago, police had caught him red-handed with a ganja
consignment near Temagaon.[1]After serving jail time in that case, he came
out on bail only 15 days earlier and immediately became active in the drug trade
again.[1]Given his continuing criminal activity, police prepared a proposal
for action against him under the PIT NDPS Act.[1]Police records show eight
separate narcotics-trafficking cases were already registered against Sheikh
Khalil.[1]
Ahraura police in Mirzapur stopped a Honda City and seized 44 kilograms of ganja packed in 27 packets inside two sacks in the car's boot, arresting four men. Police valued the haul at 22 lakh rupees, seized the car, and booked the four under the NDPS Act.
Goreyakothi police in Siwan seized about 60 kg of ganja loaded in a Scorpio at Dudhra village and detained its driver. Police valued the consignment at about Rs 12 lakh and said it was suspected to have been smuggled from Nepal.
Two alleged ganja smugglers who were waiting for a bus in Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh, were arrested, and police recovered 16 kg of ganja from them. The seizure also included SIM and ATM cards, and the ganja was valued at 8 lakh rupees (Rs 800,000).
New Mandi police stopped a truck at a highway check near Pachenda bridge in Muzaffarnagar on 14 November 2026 and seized 174 kg of ganja worth about one crore rupees. The truck driver was arrested and the truck seized, while the truck owner accused in the smuggling is absconding.
