Second accused held in Ratia over 25.94 kg ganja and a loaded gun
Ratia City police in Haryana arrested a second accused, Surajbhan of Panipat district, in a case built on 25 kg 940 g of ganja and an unlicensed gun found with Amarjeet alias Bhagat. A court sent him to judicial custody, and police say the file registered in October is still under investigation.
Ratia City police station in Fatehabad district, Haryana, arrested a second
accused, Surajbhan of Samalkha in Panipat district, in a case over the recovery
of 25 kg940 g of ganja and an illegal firearm.[1]He was produced before a
court, which sent him to judicial custody on its orders.[1]
The arrest follows that of Amarjeet alias Bhagat, a resident of Palsar village
in Fatehabad district, who was caught on the Ratia-Lali road near the main canal
on a tip-off.[1]Officers found 25 kg940 g of ganja in a plastic sack on him
and seized a loaded country-made gun that he could not show a licence for.[1]Police put the seized ganja at about 14 lakh rupees at international market
prices.[2]Ratia Deputy Superintendent of Police Kulwant Singh said the
recovered cannabis had been seized by a CIA Ratia police team led by
Sub-Inspector Pradeep while it was on patrol in the old bus stand and Sanjay
Gandhi Chowk areas.[2]
Ratia City police registered case 210 on 2 October 2026 against Amarjeet under
sections 20C, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act, the country’s main drug law, and also
cited firearm offences.[1]Police said they were still investigating the
accused over other facts linked to drug trafficking and the illegal firearm.[1]
Photos and video
Page picture for the Ratia case, captioned with the 25 kg 940 g ganja and illegal firearm recovery and the second arrest; the page credits it only as AI Generated, with no photographer named.Photo details
No published source gives the exact date the second accused was arrested; 6 November 2026 is the article's publication date and stands in for the event date.
The article does not say how Surajbhan is alleged to be connected to the ganja or the firearm.
No charge sheet or trial outcome has been reported; police said the investigation was continuing.
The value of about 14 lakh rupees is a police estimate reported by Hindustan Samachar and was not restated in the November article.
The page picture is credited only as AI Generated, so it may not be a photograph of this recovery.
Hindustan Samachar attributes the seizure to the CIA Ratia team while the November article attributes the case to Ratia City police station; both are treated as one Ratia case.
The reports do not say whether the first accused remains in custody or when Surajbhan's next hearing is due.
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