Hasayan police in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district arrested a man with 3 kg 300 g of ganja, the Hindi term for cannabis, on Friday 30 October 2026.[1] The man was named as Chandraprakash, 68, son of Bishan Swarup and a resident of Sichawali Sani village in the Hasayan police station area.[2] Sub-Inspector Manu Yadav was leading a patrol with a team of constables.[2] They caught him on the road towards Sichawali Sani village, about 200 metres in from the highway.[2] Chandraprakash told police he sold ganja at his shop in Nagla Rati to meet his expenses.[2]

Police said the bag and ganja together weighed 3,300 g.[1] They took 300 g as a sample and sealed the remaining 3,000 g, the police account says.[1]

A case numbered 205/26 was registered at Hasayan police station.[2] It was registered under section 8/20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the country’s main drug law.[2] Dainik Bhaskar reported that the arrest came in a campaign against illegal drug trafficking ordered by Hathras superintendent of police Chirangiv Nath Sinha.[3] News Darpan reported that Hasayan station house officer Manish Chikara carried out the operation with his team.[4] Police said further legal action was under way.[4]