News:2026-08-26/Eradication/bhanupratappur-police-seize-850-ganja-plants-grown-among-pigeon-pea-in-a-house-garden-plot-at-bharsa-tarhul-in

NewsEradication26 August 2026

Bhanupratappur police seize 850 ganja plants grown among pigeon pea in a house garden plot at Bharsa Tarhul in Kanker

Amar Ujala reported that Bhanupratappur police, acting on an informer's tip on 26 August, searched the house and garden plot of a 40-year-old resident of Bharsa Tarhul and found ganja plants of different sizes among pigeon pea and other crops. Police seized 850 plants with roots and soil, weighing about 8 kg 660 g and valued by the police at about Rs 4.3 lakh. The man was arrested and produced in court, and a case was registered under sections 8 and 20(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

Read the source report

PlaceBharsa TarhulKankerChhattisgarhIndia

AgencyBhanupratappur Police Station

Plants eradicated850

Quantities as reported by the source.

More news from India

• 16 Oct 2026Sirohi police seize 2,950.84 kg of green ganja plants grown among maize and fennel in fields at Valoria in Pagara Phali
• 15 Oct 2026Sonamura police, 81st Battalion BSF and 11th Battalion TSR recover 327.7 kg of dry ganja in seven plastic drums at Kamalnagar Krishnadola, Sepahijala
• 15 Oct 2026SSB 45th Battalion recovers about 510 kg of ganja in 13 bundles from a mango orchard near Fatehpur in Supaul, 700 metres inside India from Border Pillar 204
• 14 Oct 2026Thanjavur police seize 100 kg of ganja from a mini goods carrier on Medical College Road and arrest four
• 14 Oct 2026NCB Jodhpur, ANTF Rajasthan and Rajasthan Police destroy about 133,000 cannabis plants on about 57 hectares at Mandwa in Kotra, Udaipur
• 13 Oct 2026Badalpur police and the Anti-Narcotics Team seize 165.7 kg of ganja from a truck near Kudi Kheda on the Dadri-Lalkuan road and arrest three

maintained by landrace.wiki editorspage history

2026-08-26 Eradication Bhanupratappur police seize 850 ganja plants grown among pigeon pea in a house garden plot at Bharsa Tarhul in Kanker Amar Ujala reported that Bhanupratappur police, acting on an informer's tip on 26 August, searched the house and garden plot of a 40-year-old resident of Bharsa Tarhul and found ganja plants of different sizes among pigeon pea and other crops. Police seized 850 plants with roots and soil, weighing about 8 kg 660 g and valued by the police at about Rs 4.3 lakh. The man was arrested and produced in court, and a case was registered under sections 8 and 20(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. https://www.amarujala.com/city-and-states/cannabis-plant-found-growing-amidst-pigeon-pea-and-other-crops-police-seize-it-bastar-news-c-1-1-noi1494-4656442-2026-08-27 https://staticimg.amarujala.com/assets/images/4cplus/2026/08/27/palsa-harasata-ma-aarapa e11a922991464f6e3839ca42ea9b5670.jpeg India Chhattisgarh Kanker Bharsa Tarhul Bhanupratappur Police Station 850