Masod police arrested a man on Sunday who had been absconding in a ganja trafficking case, and a reward of 10,000 rupees had been announced for his arrest.[1][2] He had reached his village to celebrate Diwali, and police surrounded and caught him after receiving information.[1] Police said the man they arrested is 21 years old and lives in Garwa.[3]

He was named an accused in a ganja trafficking case in May 2026, when police seized 1 kg 400 g of ganja from him.[3][4] He escaped police during that operation and had been missing for six months before Sunday.[3] The 10,000-rupee reward was for his arrest, and officers had been searching likely hideouts and gathering information from informers.[3]

Masod police were tipped that the man had come to Garwa for Diwali and arrested him there.[3][2] Police said they were taking further legal action against him.[3]

The two caught with the ganja were minor boys whom the accused used to sell it, police said.[2] The seizure was made on 27 April 2026 near the Masod Road highway bridge, when the boys were caught with 1.408 kg of ganja on an unnumbered motorcycle.[2][4] Police estimated the value of the 1.408 kg of ganja found on the boys at 15,000 rupees.[2] Police said the accused told the boys to hand the ganja to someone in Multai and bring back the money, and seized the motorcycle used to carry it, which they valued at about 70,000 rupees.[2] Station house officer Vikas Patel said the police station registered the case under the NDPS Act and the relevant sections of the BNS after the boys named the accused.[2][4] After the arrest the accused was produced before a court.[2]