Farmer arrested after 88 cannabis plants seized in Khargone cotton field
Police in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, arrested 58-year-old farmer Mohan Sisodiya on 31 October 2026 after finding 88 cannabis plants growing among cotton on his field at Pokhar village. Officers uprooted and seized the plants, which weighed 102.25 kg and which police valued at about 10 lakh rupees, and booked him under the NDPS Act.
🇮🇳 Pokhar village, Balkwara, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh · India
- Arrested
- 1
- Charged
- 1
- Plants destroyed
- 88
- Cannabis
- 102.25 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- INR 1,000,000
Police in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, arrested 58-year-old farmer Mohan,
son of Gulabsingh Sisodiya, at his field in Pokhar village.[1] He was accused
of growing cannabis among his cotton crop.[1] Mohan tried to run when the
police team reached the field, but officers surrounded him and caught him.[2]
Officers searched the field in the presence of villagers and found green
cannabis plants at different places among the cotton.[1] Police seized 88
green plants from the field.[1] The plants were pulled up by the roots before
being seized.[1]
The plants weighed 102 kg 250 g, and police estimated their value at about 10
lakh rupees.[2] Police registered case number 344/2026 against Mohan at
Balkwara police station under Sections 8/20 of the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, India’s drug law.[2]
The raid was part of a 15-day state-level anti-narcotics campaign that the
police headquarters in Bhopal is running from 27 October to 10 November.[2]
Station in-charge Sagar Singh Chauhan led the team, with Khaltaka outpost
in-charge Mithun Chauhan, under the guidance of sub-divisional police officer
Shweta Shukla.[2] Police said the campaign against illegal drug cultivation
and trade would continue.[2]
Sources
- खरगोन में कपास के खेत में उगाए गांजे के 88 पौधे, करीब दस लाख कीमत का 102.25 किलो हरा गांजा जब्त. Nai Dunia, 31 October 2026. In Hindi.
- खरगोन: कपास के खेत में उगा रखा था गांजा, पुलिस ने 10 लाख रुपये कीमत के 88 पौधे जब्त किए, खेत मालिक गिरफ्तार. Amar Ujala, 31 October 2026. In Hindi.
Open questions the AI reported
- Amar Ujala dates the informer's tip to 30 October but gives no separate date for the raid; Dainik Bhaskar says the field was raided on Saturday, 31 October.
- No area was given for the field, and no report says whether the uprooted plants were later destroyed.
- No court date, charge hearing or outcome was reported beyond the registration of the case.
- The exact site of Pokhar village was not published; the coordinates are for Khargone district.
- The lead pictures on the Amar Ujala and Nai Dunia pages carry only headline captions and no credit, so none could be confirmed as showing the raid; no media is linked.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: The raid took place on Saturday 31 October 2026 in the Balkwara police station area.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: Additional Superintendent of Police Shakuntala Ruhal said the team surrounded the field before moving in.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: Police said Mohan was on remand and being questioned about the cultivation and its supply network.
