2 Held in Secunderabad for Smuggling Ganja from Odisha to Surat
A peddler, Rajesh Kumar (25) of Kodala village in Ganjam district of Odisha is absconding in the case: Police
Hyderabad: Two persons including a minor were arrested by the government railway police for smuggling ganja from Odisha to Gujarat via Secunderabad.
The arrested have been identified as Deepak Swain (24) of Surat and a 16-year-old boy from Odisha. A peddler, Rajesh Kumar (25) of Kodala village in Ganjam district of Odisha is absconding in the case.
The accused and the boy hailing from Odisha were residing in Surat along with their families. A few days ago, they visited their native village where Rajesh Kumar met them and lured them by offering Rs.7,000 each packet, if they transported ganja from Odisha to Surat.
Due to their financial difficulties, they agreed to Rajesh Kumar’s proposal. Following instructions from him, they went to Phulbani forest, where they received ganja packets kept in two trolley suitcases.
Both Deepak and the boy boarded Visakha express and reached Secunderabad along with ganja bags. As their train to Surat is scheduled for the night, they waited in the general waiting hall when the police checked them and seized the bags with ganja weighing 18 kgs, according to police.