Two arrested as excise team finds 100 kg of ganja in Kalahandi
Excise officers at Kesinga in Kalahandi district stopped an auto-rickshaw near the Palam toll gate on 27 October 2026 and found 100 kg of ganja. They arrested the two men inside and seized a pistol, five live rounds, the vehicle and a mobile phone; both were produced in court the next day.
🇮🇳 Palam toll gate, Kesinga block, Kalahandi district · India
Two men were arrested and sent to jail after excise officers in Kalahandi
district found 100 kg of ganja in an auto-rickshaw.[1]The two are Sriram
Gaud, 30, of Bihar, and Bhola Harpal, 35, of Bhuanapada village near Tusura in
Balangir district.[2]They were produced in court in Kalahandi on Wednesday 28
October.[2]
The interception happened on Tuesday 27 October, when a Kesinga excise team on
patrol detected the auto-rickshaw on national highway 59.[1]Officers found
100 kg of ganja, a pistol, five live rounds and a mobile phone in the
auto-rickshaw.[3]The Times of India reported that the ganja was packed in
five plastic bags of 20 kg each.[1]The excise department also seized the
auto-rickshaw used to carry the ganja.[3]
Excise officials estimated the seized ganja’s market value at ₹11.5 lakh.[3]The Times of India put its value at Rs 10 lakh.[1]The Times of India reported
that the consignment was being taken from Kandhamal district to Bihar.[1]M K
Pradhan, officer in charge of the Kesinga excise station, said the seizure was
still being investigated.[1]
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Photograph published with Prameya News7's report and captioned '100 Kg Ganja Seized'; no photo credit given.Photo details
The Times of India put the ganja's value at Rs 10 lakh; Prameya News7 reported an excise estimate of ₹11.5 lakh, so no value is given in the figures.
The Times of India described a country-made pistol with one live bullet, while Dharitri and Prameya News7 reported five live rounds; the report follows the two Odia accounts.
No charges, plea or court outcome beyond the production in court on 28 October was reported.
The exact spot of the check is given only as near the Palam toll gate, so the coordinates are for Kesinga town.
The Prameya News7 photograph has no caption or credit beyond the alt text '100 Kg Ganja Seized', so it cannot be confirmed to show this seizure rather than file art; the Times of India page carried a logo image rather than a photograph of the seizure.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Prameya News7: The team was patrolling from Amath chowk along national highway 59 towards Madanpur Rampur when it checked the vehicle near the Palam toll gate.
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