Semariya police arrested Shivbalak Yadav in Hanumangarh village in Sidhi district on 2 November 2026.[1] Officers found him in the field behind his house, where police said he was keeping ganja and waiting for a buyer.[1] Police identified him as Shivbalak Yadav, son of late Dulare Yadav and a resident of Hanumangarh village.[2]
Officers recovered 869 grams of ganja kept in a plastic packet from his possession, and ganja is the local term for cannabis.[1] Police put the estimated value of the seized ganja at 8,690 rupees and registered a case against him under the NDPS Act.[1]
The raid followed a tip received that day by acting Semariya station in-charge Assistant Sub-Inspector Bhupendra Singh Bagri, after which the team informed senior officers, completed the required legal procedure and raided the stated location.[2] Police presented the seizure as part of action against illegal narcotics in the district.[1] Police said the operation was conducted under the direction of Superintendent of Police Santosh Kori and the guidance of Additional Superintendent of Police Kamla Joshi and SDOP Churhat Ravi Prakash Kaul, with ASI Bagri, constables Manish Shukla, Amit Tiwari and Vineet Singh and head constable driver Jitendra Bagri taking part.[1]
