Secunderabad GRP Busts Interstate Ganja Racket; Two Held With 6.8kg
HYDERABAD: Secunderabad Government Railway Police (GRP), the Eagle team of Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) on December 5 arrested two men accused of transporting dry ganja from Berhampur in Odisha to Mumbai. Officers seized 6.863kg of ganja worth ₹3,43,150 and two mobile phones during a joint surprise check at Secunderabad railway station.
A-1 Muna Prusty alias Muna Kumar, 20, of Brahmamchhai village in Ganjam district, and A-2 Tikash Kumar Barik alias Babu, 23, of Amroli GIDC in Surat, were intercepted on platform 10 when the Konark Express arrived around 11.40 IST. Police said both were carrying the contraband in a trolley suitcase.
Plan hatched to exploit buyers’ addiction
Investigators said A-1 and A-2, who hail from the same locality in Odisha, had been working in different states for livelihood. While A-1 was employed in Mumbai, two Mumbai-based consumers identified as A-4 Jayesh and A-5 Shubam were seeking ganja.
Police said A-1 contacted A-3 Ashish of Berhampur, who agreed to supply ganja at ₹5,000 per kg. A-1 allegedly told the Mumbai buyers he would procure it at ₹15,000 per kg and collected ₹30,000 as advance. He later travelled to Surat, briefed A-2 about the plan, and the duo procured 7kg of dry ganja from A-3 in Berhampur on December 4.
They boarded the Konark Express that evening and were travelling towards Mumbai when GRP teams intercepted them at Secunderabad. Both accused allegedly confessed to possessing the ganja during questioning at the platform.
Senior officers commend coordinated operation
The operation was led by B. Saieashwar Goud, IRP, with T. Madhav, SIRP, and personnel of Secunderabad RPS K. Naresh (RPC 658), Sathish (RPC 07), A. Anil (RPC 677) and K. Chandra Shekar (RPC 35) in coordination with the Eagle team comprising P. Bikshapati Rao, Deputy Superintendent of Police; Swamy (PC 607); and Narahari (PC 1391). RPF Inspector Bhavani Shankar Saraswat and his team joined the interception.
The arrests were made under the supervision of Chandana Deepti, IPS, Superintendent of Railway Police, and S.N. Jawed, DSRP SC(U). K. Ramesh Naidu, IPS, Inspector General of Police (Railways and Road Safety) appreciated the teams and announced suitable rewards.
Police said A-3, A-4 and A-5 are absconding.
