Muhammadabad police arrested 25-year-old Jaiprakash Rajbhar on Friday 30 October 2026.[1] The arrest took place near the Tadwa railway crossing on the Yusufpur–Kasimabad road.[1] Police seized 6.329 kg of ganja and a Vivo mobile phone from him.[2] Officers were on patrol when an informer told them a man was waiting at the crossing with cannabis, station house officer Vijay Pratap Singh said.[1]

Sub-inspector Lallan Ram Bind led the arresting team, ABT News reported.[2] Rajbhar is a resident of Husepur village in the Muhammadabad police station area.[1] Police registered case 344/2026 at Muhammadabad police station under sections 8 and 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.[3] Singh said another case, under the Gambling Act, was already registered against Rajbhar.[3]

The arrest was part of a campaign against drug trafficking in Ghazipur, ABT News reported.[2] It was carried out under the direction of the additional superintendent of police (rural) and the Muhammadabad circle officer.[2]