Man held at Jabalpur station with 4.145 kg of ganja
Government Railway Police arrested Achin Kumar Dube at Jabalpur railway station after finding 4.145 kg of ganja in his backpack. Police valued the four packets at about Rs 103,000 and registered a case under the NDPS Act.
🇮🇳 Jabalpur railway station, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh · India
Arrested
1
Cannabis
4.145 kg
Value (official estimate)
INR 103,000
Government Railway Police detained a youth who looked suspicious while checking
platforms 2 and 3 of Jabalpur railway station.[1]Police identified the
detained man as Achin Kumar Dube, also called Kallu, a resident of Green City,
Dreamland Face-1 in the Madanmahal police station area.[1]Police arrested him
and registered a case under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act for investigation.[1]
Officers recovered four packets of ganja from his backpack during the search.[1]The seized ganja weighed 4.145 kg on weighing.[1]Police estimated the
seized ganja to be worth about Rs 103,000.[2]The other account described the
seizure as ganja worth more than Rs 100,000 found in the youth’s bag.[1]
GRP said its teams were active and keeping watch at the station because of the
festival period.[1]GRP said checking of stations and trains was continuing in
view of the festival season.[2]During a Tuesday-night patrol the team
received information that a man was sitting suspiciously at the station outer
and might hold narcotics.[2]Police said questioning about the source of the
ganja was continuing.[2]
Photos and video
Photo showing the ganja said to have been found in the passenger's bag at Jabalpur railway station. Source: Dainik Bhaskar Hindi
Only the publication date of 4 November 2026 is known for the check, so it is used as the incident date.
The first account places the check on platforms 2 and 3 while the second describes a Tuesday-night patrol finding a man at the station outer, so the exact spot in the station is uncertain.
The name is spelled Achin Kumar Dube in one account and Achinm Kumar Dube in the other, and the weight is given as about 4 kg versus the weighed 4.145 kg used here.
No custody decision, charge-sheet or court outcome was reported.
No information was published on where the ganja came from or where it was to be taken; police said source inquiries were continuing.
Itarsi police and the RPF arrested 35-year-old Ramkumar Thakur near the Nagpur-Mumbai railway track on 4 November 2026, seizing 8.4 kg of ganja from a black backpack. Police valued the seizure at about 150,000 rupees and registered an offence against him.
Peddapalli rural police detained Hyderabad resident Pakala Lokesh on the outskirts of Raghavapur village, seizing 1 kg 161 g of ganja police valued at about Rs 58,050. Police said he had brought the cannabis to sell to migrant labourers, and a case was registered for investigation.
Prohibition enforcement police arrested two young men at Cholavaram tollgate near Minjur after finding 10 kg of ganja in their bags. Police said the pair had smuggled the cannabis from the Rayavada area of Andhra Pradesh for sale in Cuddalore district.
Palakurthi police detained two youths caught consuming ganja after confirmation tests came back positive. A magistrate directed both to the Jangaon de-addiction centre for 15 days.
