Archive · 17 Jan 2026
Pune Youngster Arrested for Selling Cannabis
A young man named Vipul Sandip Vitkar from Pune was caught by the police for selling something called ‘Banta Goli’, which are chewy balls made with cannabis.
The police found a lot of these balls, about 203.6 kilograms, in his house and a nearby paan shop.
The police think these balls are worth around Rs 57,300.
Vipul was arrested and will be charged under some laws that deal with drugs and food safety.
He didn’t have any trouble with the law before this.
Vipul Sandip Vitkar, a 20-year-old from Ranjangaon village, was arrested for selling ‘Banta Goli’ (chewy cannabis balls).
Police seized 203.6 kg of ‘Banta Goli’ estimated at Rs 57,300 during a raid on January 10.
The raid was conducted at Vitkar’s house and a paan shop near the government hospital in Ranjangaon MIDC area.
An FIR was lodged against Vitkar under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), NDPS Act, and Food Security Act.
Vitkar had no previous criminal record.
- Who
- Vipul Sandip Vitkar, a 20-year-old resident of Ranjangaon village, Shirur taluka, Pune district
- What
- Arrested for selling ‘Banta Goli’ (chewy cannabis balls)
- When
- January 10 (raid), FIR lodged subsequently
- Where
- Ranjangaon village, Pune district, Maharashtra
- Why
- Possession and sale of narcotic substances
- Accused Name
- Vipul Sandip Vitkar
- Age
- 20
- Residence
- Ranjangaon village, Shirur taluka, Pune district
- Seized Substance
- 203.6 kg of ‘Banta Goli’ (chewy cannabis balls)
- Estimated Value
- Rs 57,300
- Charges Filed Under
- Sections 223, 274, 275, and 123 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), NDPS Act, and Food Security Act
- Previous Criminal Record
- None