Rider dies in Prantij crash; 2.928 kg ganja seized from his bags
Motorcyclist Akshaykumar P. Gohel died after his bike crashed near Vadvasa on NH-48 and he was taken to Prantij Civil Hospital. Police searching his college bag and plastic bag found 2.928 kg of ganja valued at Rs 146,400 and registered an NDPS case to trace its source and intended recipient.
🇮🇳 Vadvasa petrol pump on National Highway 48, near Prantij, Sabarkantha, Gujarat · India
Motorcyclist Akshaykumar P. Gohel was seriously injured when his motorcycle
GJ-38-AC-5892 crashed near the petrol pump at Vadvasa village on National
Highway 48 near Prantij.[1]He was taken with his luggage by 108 ambulance to
Prantij Civil Hospital.[1]He died during treatment after only brief care for
the crash injuries.[1]
Police searched his maroon college bag and black plastic bag in the hospital
compound and found ganja inside.[2]The ganja weighed 2.928 kg and police
valued it at Rs 146,400.[1]Police also seizedRs 400 in cash, his driving
licence, RC book and the bags with other belongings.[2]The rider lived
opposite Sahajanand Flats at Ashokwadi in Saraspur, Ahmedabad.[2]
Prantij police registered a case under Sections 8(C) and 20(B) of the NDPS Act.[1]Police said they are investigating where he had brought the ganja from and
to whom he was to supply it.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
2.928 kg
Deaths
1
Value (official estimate)
INR 146,400
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Divya Bhaskardivyabhaskar.co.inGUપ્રાંતિજ નજીક વડવાસ પાસે અકસ્માત:બાઇક સ્લિપ થતાં યુવકનું મોત, થેલીમાંથી રૂ.1.46 લાખનો 2.9 કિલો ગાંજો જપ્ત કર્યો
No separate crash date or time was published; 2 November 2026 is the earliest publication date and is used as the incident date, while Divya Bhaskar published the same account on 4 November 2026.
The source and intended recipient of the ganja were not reported; police said investigation into that question was continuing.
The Rs 400 in cash, driving licence, RC book and other belongings were seized with the drugs; only the Rs 146,400 drug valuation is recorded as value.
Mahabubabad district police destroyed 99.688 kg of dry ganja, valued at Rs 49.84 lakh, seized in 19 NDPS cases. The court-approved disposal took place at a biomedical waste facility at Gopalpet in Khammam district under the district Drug Disposal Committee.
Gurgaon Traffic Police intercepted two people carrying cannabis at Nainwal Cut in Manesar and recovered 12kg, handing them to the local police station for investigation. The seizure was reported as part of traffic police crime-prevention work over the past 30 days.
Police in Bihar's Kosi division seized 8,254.794 kilograms of ganja during an ongoing anti-narcotics campaign across Saharsa, Supaul and Madhepura districts launched in February 2026. Authorities sent 2,717 suspected traffickers to jail across all contraband categories, with recent weekly operations recovering another 52.1 kg of ganja and arresting 13 people on dry-narcotics offences.
A joint GRP, RPF and NCB team seized 31.15 kg of ganja in seven packets from a minor carrying two bags on train No. 19484 at Ara Junction. The child was sent to a remand home for production before the Juvenile Justice Board.