Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Gujarat Highway Chase Ends With Arrest, Major Poppy Straw Seizure
Police in Gujarat were checking vehicles on a highway when a Scorpio approached, police said.
They say the driver tried to escape, and the car collided with two police vehicles.
One passenger allegedly fired at the officers.
Police fired back, and the passenger was hit in the leg and later arrested after receiving medical treatment.
Officers found 22 bags of poppy straw in the car.
The seized drugs weighed 425.8 kg without their packaging.
Police say another man escaped and that the load was travelling from Madhya Pradesh to Rajasthan.
The case is being investigated under several laws.
Police arrested 27-year-old Rajuram Jangu after a chase on the Malpur-Modasa highway in Gujarat’s Aravalli district.
Police said two collisions occurred as the Scorpio tried to evade a vehicle-check operation.
Police said Jangu fired two rounds at officers; an inspector and other officers fired in response, and Jangu was hit in the right calf.
A search of the Scorpio found 425.8 kg of poppy straw, valued by police at Rs 63.87 lakh.
Police said another occupant, Sureshkumar Bishnoi, escaped and that the drugs were being transported from Madhya Pradesh to Rajasthan.
- Who
- Police arrested Rajuram Jangu, 27; another alleged occupant, Sureshkumar Bishnoi, escaped.
- What
- A highway chase ended with Jangu's arrest and the seizure of 425.8 kg of poppy straw.
- When
- The operation took place before police announced the arrest on Saturday; the article gives no specific date.
- Where
- Near Mordungari village on the Malpur-Modasa highway, in Aravalli district, Gujarat.
- Why
- Police said the Scorpio was transporting poppy straw from Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh through Gujarat to Barmer in Rajasthan.
- Arrested
- Rajuram Jangu, 27, also known as Bishnoi; a resident of Dhorimana in Rajasthan’s Barmer district.
- Drug seizure
- 425.8 kg net poppy straw, found in 22 gunny bags.
- Police valuation of drugs
- Rs 63.87 lakh.
- Total seized property valuation
- Rs 85.08 lakh, according to police.
- Other alleged occupant
- Sureshkumar Bishnoi, who police said escaped and is wanted.
- Route described by police
- From Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, through Gujarat, to Barmer, Rajasthan.
- Case
- Registered at Malpur police station under provisions of several laws, including the NDPS Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Arms Act.