On 18 October 2026, Buldhana police arrested two Shegaon men in Savarna after a trap and seized 20.56 kg of ganja. Officers valued the cannabis at 10.26 lakh rupees and registered a case against both.
The raid was near Yash dhaba in Savarna’s fields on the Shegaon–Khamgaon road,
and the other items were two two-wheelers and two mobile phones.[1]
The action was carried out under Mission Parivartan, a Buldhana police drive
against illegal drug sales, on a confidential tip.[1]District Superintendent
Nilesh Tambe directed the operation, with Additional Superintendents Amol
Gaikwad and Piyush Jagtap guiding it and crime-branch inspector Hemant Thakare
leading the team.[1]Assistant inspector Yashoda Kanse and other local
crime-branch staff took part.[1]A case was registered against both accused.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Charged
2
Cannabis
20.56 kg
Value (official estimate)
INR 1,026,000
Agency type
Police
Setting
Field
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Navarashtranavarashtra.comMRShegaon: २० किलो गांजा जप्त; दोघांना अटक, ‘मिशन परिवर्तन’ अंतर्गत स्थानिक गुन्हे शाखेची कारवाई
Open questions the AI reported
Divya Marathi spells the second man's father's name Ejaz; Navarashtra spells it Ejan.
Coordinates are for Shegaon town, not a mapped point in Savarna itself.
The same Navarashtra article also reports a separate Nandura seizure of 1.472 kg of ganja, which is not part of this case.
Divya Marathi's arrest photograph has no caption, so it was not included.
No court outcome is reported.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Divya Marathi: Two Shegaon men were arrested on 18 October 2026 after Buldhana's local crime branch set a trap in Savarna, in Shegaon taluka.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Divya Marathi: Hussein Khan Yusuf Khan, 25, of Ward No. 12, and Asif Khan, 29, of Idgah Plot, were found holding ganja, the local name for cannabis, for illegal sale, and officers took both into custody.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Divya Marathi: Police seized 20 kilograms and 560 grams of ganja and valued it at 10.26 lakh rupees.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Divya Marathi: Other material valued at 70,000 rupees brought the seized property to 10.96 lakh rupees.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Divya Marathi: The two men and the seized property were handed to Shegaon rural police station for further legal action.
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