Man held with 513 g of ganja in 63 packets in Jaunpur's Jalalpur
Jalalpur police in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, arrested Ranjeet Singh alias Gappu near a highway underpass in Chhatari village and seized 63 packets of ganja weighing 513 grams. A case was registered under Sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act, and police said he already faced cases at two other stations.
🇮🇳 Near the highway underpass bridge, Chhatari village, Kerakat, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh · India
Jalalpur police in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, arrested Ranjeet Singh alias
Gappu, son of the late Shivpujan Singh and a resident of Tusauri village under
Kerakat police station, near the highway underpass bridge at Chhatari village.[1]The arrest came during a campaign run by the senior superintendent of
police to catch criminals and people wanted or facing warrants.[1]A search of
his possession recovered 63 small packets of illegal ganja, the local name for
cannabis, with a total weight of 513 grams (0.513 kg).[1]
Jalalpur police station registered a case against him under Sections 8 and 20 of
the NDPS Act, India’s main narcotics law, and said further legal proceedings
were under way.[2]Dainik Bhaskar reported that several cases were already
registered against him at Madiyahun and Line Bazar police stations.[2]Police
said they were investigating where the ganja had been brought from and who was
involved in supplying it.[2]
The team that made the arrest and the seizure consisted of senior sub-inspector
Rajkumar Tiwari, head constable Babul Yadav and constable Abhishek Tiwari of
Jalalpur station.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
513 g
Agency
Jalalpur police station, Uttar Pradesh Police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (513 g)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Street or public place
Charge
Sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh
Date
Publication date
Sources
Tejas Todaytejastoday.comHIJaunpur News: जलालपुर पुलिस ने एक अभियुक्त को किया गिरफ्तार, 63 पुड़िया गांजा बरामद
Dainik Bhaskarbhaskar.comHIजलालपुर पुलिस ने 513 ग्राम गांजे के साथ आरोपी पकड़ा:63 पुड़िया गांजा मिला; आरोपी पर मड़ियाहूं और लाइन बाजार थानों में भी मुकदमे दर्ज
Open questions the AI reported
Neither report gives a separate calendar date for the arrest; 11 November 2026 is the publication date of both accounts and is used as the incident date.
No court production, remand, bail or other court outcome has been reported for the accused.
No street value was published for the 513 grams of ganja.
The nature of the earlier cases registered against the accused at Madiyahun and Line Bazar police stations, and their current status, were not reported.
Where the ganja came from and who else was involved in supplying it had not been established when the reports were published.
Both accounts rest on the same police briefing from Jalalpur station; no independent account of the arrest was found.
The arrest spot is identified only as near a highway underpass bridge in Chhatari village.
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