Police arrested five people in the Chyandanda area of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-20, Sunsari, after finding them loading about 210 kg of cannabis packed in eight bundles into two Scorpio SUVs.[1][2] Officers reached the spot at about 3 a.m. on Monday, 2 November 2026, on a tip-off, and fired two warning shots into the air when the suspects allegedly tried to flee with the cannabis.[1][2]
Those arrested were Ramsagar Kumar Yadav, 24, of Dakneshwori Municipality-10 in Saptari, who was driving vehicle Ba 1 Cha 5038; Rajendraprasad Mandal, 45, of Rajgadh Rural Municipality-1 in Saptari; Santosh Thakur, 38, of Madhubani district in India’s Bihar state; Rajkumar Shah, 59, of Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality-6 in Saptari, who was driving vehicle Ko 1 Cha 8182; and Amrit Bishungkhe, 21, of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-11 in Sunsari.[1] Police said further investigation into the case is under way.[1]
