Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Bhopal Court Sentences Three to 11 Years for Cannabis Smuggling
A court in Bhopal punished three men for carrying cannabis.
Each man was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Each was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
Police said they received information about people waiting near Bhanpur.
Officers found three men looking at a white bag in an Activa scooter.
The men tried to escape when they saw the police.
Officers caught them with help from police personnel and witnesses.
The recovered charas weighed 10 kg 10 g without the packaging.
A Bhopal District and Sessions Court sentenced three men to 11 years of rigorous imprisonment each.
Each convict was also fined Rs 1 lakh in the drug peddling case.
Police recovered 10 kg 10 g of charas from the accused on October 17, 2023.
The recovery took place on an unpaved road leading to Bhanpur, behind Bhopal’s Coach Factory.
The seized material weighed 10 kg 946 g including packaging materials, according to the formal weighing record.
- Who
- Salman, Sonu Kumar, and Veer Kishore Sahni were sentenced; the report also identifies the accused as Salman Khan, Sonu Kumar, and Birkishore alias Anjani.
- What
- A court sentenced the three men to 11 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined each Rs 1 lakh for smuggling or peddling 10 kg 10 g of charas.
- When
- The police operation took place on October 17, 2023; the sentencing date is not stated.
- Where
- On an unpaved road leading to Bhanpur, behind the Coach Factory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Police acted on a tip-off that individuals were waiting with cannabis for a transaction.
- Court
- Bhopal District and Sessions Court
- Prison sentence
- 11 years of rigorous imprisonment for each convict
- Fine
- Rs 1 lakh for each convict
- Net recovered charas
- 10 kg 10 g
- Gross weight
- 10 kg 946 g, including packaging
- Operation date
- October 17, 2023
- Recovery location
- Road leading to Bhanpur, behind the Coach Factory, Bhopal