Bhikangaon police raided a field in Lachhora village under Bhikangaon police station limits after a tip-off about suspected cannabis cultivation.[1] The raided field belonged to a person identified as Mehtap.[1] The accused fled from the spot during the police operation and remains absconding.[1] Police registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and launched a search for the accused.[1]
During the search, police found cannabis plants growing among the cotton crop.[1] Police seized all 36 cannabis plants from the cotton field.[1] The seized plants had a combined weight recorded at 32 kg.[1] Police put the estimated value of the seized cannabis at Rs 3.20 lakh.[1]
The seizure was carried out as part of a state-level anti-narcotics campaign being conducted from October 27 to November 10 on the instructions of the state police headquarters.[1] The operation was undertaken under the guidance of Khargone Superintendent of Police Ravindra Verma and on the directions of SDOP Ketan Adlak.[1] Further investigation is underway to establish the circumstances of the cultivation and determine whether anyone else was involved.[1] The police account does not specify whether the accused had been identified beyond the name associated with the field.[1]
