News:2026-09-06/Enforcement/police-seize-44-kg-of-ganja-plants-from-a-village-backyard-at-nangpur-in-gadchiroli

NewsEnforcement6 September 2026

Police seize 44 kg of ganja plants from a village backyard at Nangpur in Gadchiroli

The Times of India reported that a team from the Local Crime Branch and Kotgul police raided Nangpur village in Korchi taluka in northern Gadchiroli on 6 September 2026 and seized 44 kg of ganja plants valued at close to 22 lakh rupees. According to the report the crop was growing in the backyard of a house belonging to a 58-year-old resident, who was arrested and remanded to one day of police custody, and a case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at Kotgul police station. The superintendent of police, M Ramesh, said that the receding of Maoist influence had let security forces extend patrols and surveillance into interior villages. The report notes that this crop was grown inside a village settlement rather than deep in forest, and that investigators estimate ganja fetches around 50,000 rupees per kilogram in the district.

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PlaceNangpurGadchiroliMaharashtraIndia

AgencyGadchiroli district police

Approximate location20.71, 80.47

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2026-09-06 Enforcement Police seize 44 kg of ganja plants from a village backyard at Nangpur in Gadchiroli The Times of India reported that a team from the Local Crime Branch and Kotgul police raided Nangpur village in Korchi taluka in northern Gadchiroli on 6 September 2026 and seized 44 kg of ganja plants valued at close to 22 lakh rupees. According to the report the crop was growing in the backyard of a house belonging to a 58-year-old resident, who was arrested and remanded to one day of police custody, and a case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at Kotgul police station. The superintendent of police, M Ramesh, said that the receding of Maoist influence had let security forces extend patrols and surveillance into interior villages. The report notes that this crop was grown inside a village settlement rather than deep in forest, and that investigators estimate ganja fetches around 50,000 rupees per kilogram in the district. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/articleshow/133938186.cms India Maharashtra Gadchiroli Nangpur 20° 42' 36.00" N, 80° 28' 12.00" E Gadchiroli district police