Shahganj police arrested Bahadur, a resident of Takha West village, during a vehicle check near Chiraiya Mor in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday night.[1][2][3] The check was under way at about 6:55 pm on 31 October 2026 when a tip-off said a man was nearby with ganja.[4] A search found 150 grams of ganja, the local name for cannabis, on him.[1][2][3]

Shahganj police registered case 382/2026 at the police station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, India’s main drug law, and said further legal action was under way.[4] They said Bahadur had faced an earlier NDPS case in 2024, registered as case 202/2024 at Shahganj police station.[5] Station house officer Dinesh Kumar Singh led the team, which included Sub-Inspector Ajay Kumar Singh, Head Constable Anand Kumar and Constable Surya Kumar Yadav.[4]

The operation followed orders from the Jaunpur superintendent of police as part of a campaign against crime, Aavaj News reported.[5]