Externed man held with 623 g ganja in Panvel's Bavanje
Panvel taluka police arrested externed offender Subhash Dattu Mali in Bavanje village with 623 g of ganja, three chillims and a matchbox valued at Rs 32,150. He had stayed in Panvel taluka despite a one-year externment from Thane, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Raigad and Palghar, and allegedly sourced the ganja from Odisha.
🇮🇳 Haji Malang Road, Bavanje, Panvel taluka, Raigad · India
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 623 g
- Value (official estimate)
- INR 32,150
Panvel taluka police arrested Subhash Dattu Mali with ganja while he was staying
in Panvel taluka despite an externment order against him.[1] Police said Mali
had previously been externed for one year from Thane city, Mumbai, Brihanmumbai,
Navi Mumbai, Raigad and Palghar areas.[1] Despite that order, he was still
living in Panvel taluka at the time of the arrest.[1]
The operation took place in the Haji Malang Road area of Bavanje village.[1]
Police said they acted after receiving information about suspicious movements in
the Haji Malang Road area of Bavanje.[1] A search found ganja and related
paraphernalia in the accused’s possession.[1] Officers seized 623 grams of
ganja, three chillims and one matchbox from him.[1] Police put the total value
of the seized property at Rs 32,150.[1]
During questioning, the accused told police that he had brought the seized ganja
from a man named Narayan in Odisha.[1] The arrest therefore combines an
alleged drug seizure with an alleged violation of the externment order by
remaining in Panvel taluka.[1]
Sources
- तडीपार गुन्हेगाराकडून गांजा विक्री - Krushival. Krushival, 1 November 2026. In Marathi.
Open questions the AI reported
- The article gives only its publication date of 1 November 2026 and no separate day for the operation and arrest, so the incident date uses the publication date.
- Only one source for this event could be opened; no second outlet or agency statement was found to confirm or add details.
- The page image filename and lack of caption suggest a generic crime illustration rather than this seizure, so no photo is listed as media.
- The Rs 32,150 figure is the police total for the ganja, chillims and matchbox together, not a price for the ganja alone.
- The Odisha source claim rests only on the accused's reported statement, with no independent corroboration given.
- No charge, court production, custody or further investigation outcome was reported.