Under Operation Prahar, Vikasnagar police arrested Pradeep alias Sonu with 464 grams of charas in the Bhojawala area.[1][2] The accused is 45-year-old Pradeep alias Sonu, son of Mir Singh and a resident of Bhojawala, Vikasnagar.[1] Police said they acted on 5 November on information that a Maruti Swift car in the Bhojawala area contained a suspicious item.[1] A police team reached the spot and found a man standing beside the car.[1] A search of the vehicle in his presence found 464 grams of charas hidden in plastic under the steering sheet.[1][2]

Police seized the Maruti Swift car used in the smuggling.[1][2] During questioning, the accused said he had bought the charas in Mirzapur.[1][2] He said he had hidden it in the car to sell it in small quantities to villagers and passersby for higher profit while looking for customers.[1][2] A case under the NDPS Act was registered against him at Vikasnagar Kotwali, and he was produced in court and sent to jail.[1][2]

Police said an NDPS Act case had also been registered against him at Vikasnagar Kotwali in 2019.[1][3]

Station officer Rajiv Routhan said police acted on a tip on 5 November that a car in the Bhojawala area contained a suspicious item.[2]