Over 1-kg ganja seized, two held

Panchkula, December 8

In two separate cases, the Panchkula police have arrested two persons and seized 1.380 kg of ganja from their possession.

In the first case, a team of the Sector 19 crime branch arrested a Kalka resident from the Rambagh road in Kalka and seized 1.2 kg contraband from him.

Inspector Karambir, in-charge of the Sector 19 crime branch, said while they were patrolling the area around 5.40 pm yesterday, they noticed a youth coming from the crematorium side. “He had a carry bag in his left hand. As he saw a police vehicle, he turned and started taking long strides. On suspicion, we caught the youth who identified himself as a local resident. During checking, the police recovered the contraband from his carry bag,” he said.

A case under the NDPS Act was registered against the suspect at the Kalka police station.

The suspect, Ajay Chapar, was produced in a local court today, which sent him to one-day police remand.

In another case, a team of the detective staff arrested a Mauli Jagran resident from near the Chandimandir light point around 4 pm yesterday and seized 180 gm of ganja from his possession.

The suspect, Aamir Khan, was produced in a local court, which sent him to judicial custody. A case was registered at the Chandimandir police station. — TNS

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