Police raided a cotton field on Thursday at Dangi Falia in Piprikhedi, in the Bedia area of Khargone district.[1] Station-in-charge Rameshwar Thakur said officers received information about cannabis cultivation at the field and cordoned it before catching Ram Lal, also known as Ramu Dawar.[1] Police arrested the man guarding the field.[2] A search of the field found cannabis plants growing among the cotton crop.[1]

Officers seized all 97 green plants from the field.[1] The plants stood about 2 to 3 feet tall and weighed 9 kg 260 g (9.26 kg) in total.[1] Police estimated their value at 74,000 rupees (Rs 74,000).[1] Officers registered a case against Dawar under sections 8/20 of India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.[1] At the time of the account, he was being produced in court.[1]

Additional Superintendent of Police Shakuntala Ruhal said the investigation into the case was continuing.[1] The raid occurred during a special campaign by the police headquarters’ narcotics branch, scheduled to run through 10 November.[1]