Three arrested in Kulgam and Anantnag with 762 g of cannabis and charas
Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested three alleged drug peddlers in separate checkpoint operations in Kulgam and Anantnag districts, as reported on 10 November 2026. Officers at Khudwani Bypass seized 747 grams of a cannabis-like substance including flowering tops from two men, while a personal search at Semthan recovered 15 grams of charas from a third suspect.
🇮🇳 Khudwani, Kulgam district, and Semthan, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir · India
Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested two men during a naka checking operation at
Khudwani Bypass in Kulgam district, near the Sher-e-Kashmir University of
Agricultural Sciences and Technology.[1][2]Police identified the two detained
men as Murtaza Ashraf of Chansar in Kulgam and Mohammad Amir Kuttay of Badi
Jalan in DH Pora.[1]Officers recovered 747 grams of a cannabis-like
substance, including flowering tops, from the possession of the two suspects.[1][2]
In a separate operation in neighbouring Anantnag district, police conducting
checkpoint checks at Semthan apprehended Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, the son of
Mohammad Yousuf Rather and a resident of Semthan.[1][2]A personal search of
Rather yielded 15 grams of charas, a cannabis resin, recovered by police.[1][2]
Police registered criminal cases under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Act at the respective local police stations.[1][2]Investigators began further inquiries to establish the source of the seized
contraband and trace its forward distribution linkages.[1]Officials
reiterated the police commitment to eliminate illicit drugs and urged members of
the public to cooperate in curbing drug trafficking.[3]
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Police handout photograph of the three arrested suspects in Kulgam and Anantnag. Photo: Kashmir Zone PolicePhoto details
The sources give no separate date for the checks; 10 November 2026 is their publication date and the day police spoke, and is used as the incident date.
The 747 grams from Kulgam is described as a cannabis-like substance including flowering tops, with no chemical or laboratory analysis reported.
No FIR numbers, specific section numbers of the NDPS Act, or court appearances were reported for the three suspects.
No street value was published for either the cannabis-like substance or the charas.
Kangra district police's CIA team arrested two men from Chamba district with 1.107 kg of charas in the Sokru Dam area of Baijnath. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Baijnath police station, and police said they were questioning the men about the source of the charas and where it was to be supplied.
Police in Sirari bazaar in Bihar's Sheikhpura district seized 150 grams of ganja from a paan stall and arrested Doman Singh, also known as Prabhakar Singh. The stall stands on Purana Station Road within 500 metres of an educational institution, and the station chief said an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act.
Bandipora police arrested two men travelling on a scooty at Gunchipora near Bakshi Bund on 11 November 2026 and recovered 914 grams of a suspected cannabis powder-like substance from them. Police registered FIR No. 244/2026 at Police Station Sumbal under the NDPS Act and said they were investigating the source of the contraband and its supply links.
Police in Station Ghanpur, Jangaon district, Telangana, arrested four men accused of selling dried ganja, including the man who bought some, and seized 40 grams of the drug, a mobile phone and 1,000 rupees in cash. Circle Inspector S. Srinivas said a case was registered against the four and they were remanded to judicial custody.
