Themi police arrested a 58-year-old accused in a ganja-smuggling case in Narsinghpur district on Wednesday.[1] The arrested man gave his name as Dilip Lodhi, son of Lalsingh Lodhi, aged 58, of Shed Magardha village in the Themi police station area of Narsinghpur district.[2] The suspect ran on seeing the police and was caught after a chase.[1][2]

Police cordoned off the Shed river bridge in Narsinghpur to catch him.[1][2] The action was taken under Operation Eagle Claw, directed by Narsinghpur Superintendent of Police Dr Rishikesh Meena, after a tip that a man would bring ganja near Belkhedi by the Shed river bridge.[2] Officers seized about 2 kg of ganja from the accused.[1][2] Police put the value of the seized ganja at Rs 50,000.[1][2] Police registered a case against him at Themi police station under sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act and took it up for investigation.[2]