City Kotwali police in Harda arrested a 29-year-old man with 2.45 kg of ganja on the night of 6 November 2026.[1][2] Police put the market value of the seized ganja at 50,000 rupees.[1][3][2] The arrest was made by the city Kotwali station in Harda, the police station that covers the town centre.[1] He was held with ganja, the Hindi name for cannabis, a preparation banned for sale and possession in India.[1] The report says officers found the ganja when they searched him and the bag he was carrying.[1]

The arrest was made by the city Kotwali station under crime number 742/2026 for an offence under section 8/20 of the NDPS Act, the section of the law that covers possession of cannabis.[4][2] Station officer Roshanlal Bharti said the patrol was on Chhipaner Road when officers saw the man sitting near the service road by the Uda railway bridge with a plastic bag, surrounded him and searched the bag.[4][2] The operation involved sub-inspector Manvendra Bhadoria, assistant sub-inspector Bhagwandas Yadav, head constables Harprasad Patel and Manish Patharia, and constables Pradeep Malviya and Ramnaresh, along with a woman constable.[4][2] According to police, a case for assault, threats and other offences had already been registered against the suspect as crime number 390/2026, and the station officer called him a habitual offender.[4][2] The station officer said cases under the NDPS Act had also been registered earlier against the suspect’s relatives.[4]

The accused was sent to jail.[3]

Police said the arrest was made during a special statewide drive against narcotics and illicit liquor ordered by police headquarters.[2]