Archive · 23 Aug 2025
Police Apprehend Four for Ganja Transport, Seize ₹22.75 Lakh
Police caught four people on a train who were carrying a lot of marijuana, worth a lot of money.
They were taking it from one place to another.
The people caught were from a certain area and they were buying it from someone else.
The people transporting the drugs were paid to do it and had been doing it for a while.
The police are trying to stop drugs from spreading and have caught many people and taken lots of drugs.
Four individuals were arrested for transporting ganja worth ₹22.75 lakh.
The seizure occurred on a train from Odisha to Pune, Maharashtra.
The suspects were identified as Prakash Chandra Pradhan, Ghansyam Badatya, Basanta Badatya, and Chitrasena Jani, all from Ganjam district of Odisha.
The ganja was sourced from a supplier in Odisha named Prashanth.
The suspects were paid ₹10,000 per consignment and are believed to have transported drugs over 20 times in the past year.
- Who
- Prakash Chandra Pradhan, Ghansyam Badatya, Basanta Badatya, and Chitrasena Jani, along with the HNPS and RNCC Railways wing of the EAGLE force, RPF, and GRP.
- What
- Four individuals were apprehended for transporting ganja worth ₹22.75 lakh.
- When
- The arrests were made on Friday.
- Where
- On a train from Odisha to Pune, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The individuals were part of an organized network transporting ganja.
- Seizure Value
- ₹22.75 lakh
- Location
- Train from Odisha to Pune, Maharashtra
- Arrests
- Four
- Suspects
- Prakash Chandra Pradhan, Ghansyam Badatya, Basanta Badatya, Chitrasena Jani
- Origin of Ganja
- Odisha
- Destination
- Pune, Maharashtra
