A joint team of the Crime Branch and Gohalpur police arrested one man with ganja in Jabalpur during the district’s campaign against illegal drugs.[1] The arrested man was identified as 32-year-old Kishore alias Kissu Tiwari, a resident of Kudwari near the Kali Mata temple in Gohalpur.[1]

Police said a search of his bag found a total of 4 kg 72 g of ganja kept in two packets.[1] Police put the estimated value of the seized ganja at Rs 203,600.[1] Police seized the ganja and registered a case against the accused under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act.[1]

According to Gohalpur station in-charge Ritesh Pandey, the Crime Branch received an informer’s tip on 1 November 2026 that a man was standing with ganja in a bag near the Kali Mata temple in Kudwari.[1] The police team reached the spot, cordoned it off and caught the suspect.[1] Police said they are now questioning him about where he brought the ganja from and who else is involved in the trade.[1] Police described the arrest as part of continuous action against drug and illicit-liquor suspects on the orders of Superintendent of Police Sampat Upadhyay.[1]