Mandi police station officers in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, arrested a man they identified as Gulbahar alias Minda on 1 November 2026 with 120 grams of charas, a hand-made cannabis resin.[1] He was detained on an empty plot on Chand Colony Road, in front of the government fairground, while officers patrolled and checked the area.[1] Police identified him as the son of Yameen, living in Chand Colony near Shakuri mosque in the Mandi station area of Saharanpur district.[1] A search recovered the 120 grams of charas from him, police said.[1]

The station team was checking and patrolling after a tip from an informer, the report said.[1] The operation was carried out under the supervision of the city’s first circle officer and led by Mandi station house officer Virendra Singh Rana, police said.[1] A case, number 543/26, was registered at Mandi police station under sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act, India’s main anti-drug law.[1] Police said he was being produced before a court.[1]