Shirur police raided the Sainagar area behind the Shirur market yard at about half past ten on the night of Thursday 5 November 2026 and arrested two men accused of selling ganja.[1] Those arrested were Utkarsh Jalindar Dhere, 21, of Babhulsar Khurd in Shirur taluka, and Sai Santosh Sasane, 20, of Hudco Colony, Shirur.[1] Police named Ashutosh Milind Kale of Sainagar, Shirur, as the main accused in the case and said he had fled and was being hunted.[1] According to police, Kale had stored the ganja, the local name for cannabis, at his home and had passed some of it to Dhere and Sasane to sell.[1]

The seizure totalled 2 kg 414 g of ganja, made up of 1 kg 809 g taken from Kale’s house, 122 g from Dhere, 80 g from Sasane and 403 g from the boot of an Activa scooter.[1] Officers also seized 99 empty plastic bags used for packing ganja, a weighing scale, two iPhones, a OnePlus mobile phone and the scooter.[1] Police put the total value of the ganja and other items at 2,71,000 rupees.[1] A case was registered at Shirur police station under various sections.[1]

The raid was carried out by a team led by Shirur police station’s officer in charge, Inspector Vinod Patil, and Assistant Inspector Shivajirao Bhosale, and Constable A. S. Mane filed the complaint.[1] The two arrested men were being questioned while officers searched for Kale.[1]