Odisha Man Arrested With 4 Kg Ganja Worth ₹2 Lakh at Ahmedabad Railway Station
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The Ahmedabad Special Operations Group (SOG) arrested a 28-year-old Odisha resident and seized 4.007 kg of ganja worth ₹2 lakh after allegedly finding the contraband concealed beneath clothes in his travel bag aboard the Kakinada-Bhavnagar Express on Friday.
The accused, Krishna Parida, a resident of Mathura village in Khalikote taluka of Odisha’s Ganjam district, was allegedly carrying the consignment to deliver it to a man in Vadodara, police said.
The total value of the seized articles, including a mobile phone, ₹5,920 in cash and other belongings, was estimated at ₹2.16 lakh.
SOG Intercepts Passenger During Railway Checks
An SOG team began checking passengers at Maninagar railway station around noon on October 30 as part of a drive against narcotics smuggling and illegal weapons.
At around 12.50 pm, train number 12755, the Kakinada-Bhavnagar Express, arrived at the station. Police personnel boarded different coaches to inspect suspicious passengers travelling towards Ahmedabad.
During the checks, officers noticed Parida sitting on seat number 51 in a general coach with a blue Skybags college bag. When questioned about its contents, he allegedly admitted that the bag contained ganja.
Police detained him when the train reached platform number 3 at Ahmedabad railway station. As the crowded platform was unsuitable for conducting the detailed seizure procedure, the team took Parida and his belongings to the SOG office in a government vehicle.
Forensic Test Confirms Cannabis Presence
During the search, police allegedly found two khaki-coloured packets wrapped in adhesive tape and concealed beneath clothes inside the bag.
The packets weighed 2.071 kg and 2.076 kg, with a combined gross weight of 4.147 kg. After deducting 140 grams of packaging material, the net weight of the suspected ganja was recorded at 4.007 kg.
An officer from the Ahmedabad Forensic Science Laboratory conducted a preliminary examination, which reportedly detected active ingredients associated with cannabis.
Accused Names Alleged Supplier and Recipient
- Parida allegedly told police that he purchased the ganja from Rakesh Rao, a resident of Kodala in Odisha’s Ganjam district, for ₹17,000 on October 29.
- He claimed that he boarded a train at Rajahmundry railway station without a ticket and travelled to Gujarat in a general coach.
- He was allegedly supposed to deliver the consignment to a man named Vishal in Vadodara.
- When Vishal failed to turn up at Vadodara railway station to receive him, Parida continued to Ahmedabad.
- Police said Parida was preparing to return when the SOG team intercepted him.
A case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Investigators are now working to trace the alleged supplier and intended recipient and establish whether the consignment was linked to a wider drug-smuggling network.
