Woman arrested in Kanpur with charas valued at Rs 1.5 crore
Bajaria police arrested Shabnam Begum in Kanghi Mohal, Kanpur, seizing charas police valued at about Rs 1.5 crore on the international market. Police said she took over the selling and smuggling operation after her partner was jailed for selling charas.
🇮🇳 Kanghi Mohal, Bajaria, Kanpur · India
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Arrested
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Value (official estimate)
INR 15,000,000
Bajaria police arrested Shabnam Begum, also called Chacha, near her house in
Kanghi Mohal late on Tuesday night.[1]She is a resident of Kanghi Mohal in
Kanpur.[1]Women police helped surround her near her house after a precise
late-night tip.[1][2]
Police put the international-market value of the seizedcharas at about Rs 1.5
crore.[1][2]Officers said they had been receiving information for several days
that charas was being sold in Kanghi Mohal.[1]The roadside detention and
search caused alarm among people nearby.[1]
Police Commissioner Raghuveer Lal said Shabnam’s husband Raees Ahmed had died
some time earlier.[1]After his death, she lived with her partner Riyaz
Khatola.[1]Riyaz had earlier been sent to jail for allegedly selling charas
while carrying an illegal pistol and had not been released.[1][2]Police said
Shabnam took over his charas-selling business after he went to jail.[1][2]Besides selling, she also smuggled charas, police said.[1]Women police were
questioning her to trace her associates.[1]
Photos and video
Photo of the woman in custody and the seized charas. Photo: Amar Ujala Source: Amar Ujala
The article states three kilograms of charas in its opening sentence but later says 1.5 kilograms was recovered from the bag, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
The article says the arrest happened late on Tuesday night and was published on 4 November 2026, so 3 November 2026 is used as the incident date.
No court outcome was reported; questioning to identify associates was still under way.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in Hindi and English.
The video page repeats the same discrepancy already recorded: three kilograms stated at the start but 1.5 kilograms said to be recovered from the bag, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
The arrest is described as late on Tuesday night with publication on 4 November 2026, so 3 November 2026 is retained as the incident date.
No independent second outlet was found; the new capture is Amar Ujala's video republication of its own text report.
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