Hanumanganj police have nabbed a 55-year-old drug peddler with 6.27 kg of Poppy husk worth Rs 50,000 from Nadra bus stand late in the night on Thursday.
Police said that acting on a tip off police team was rushed to the spot where a man was found with two bags which were carrying Poppy husk (powdered poppy pods) and when questioned he was not able to provide the details of the drugs and later confessed selling of drugs illegally.
The accused was identified as Motilal Meena of Sehore. He used to buy the drug from Mandsaur and would sell these drugs in Punjab and Haryana. He has booked for selling of drugs illegally around 18 months ago in Sangrur Punjab.
In the initial investigation police have recovered 6.27 kg of Poppy husk was recovered. The accused is involved in selling the drugs for the past three years.
The police have registered a case under section 8 and 20 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and have started further investigation.
Meanwhile, Piplani police have nabbed three absconding accused from Rajeev Nagar who were involved in assaulting a 23-year-old engineering student at Indrapuri on Friday.
The nabbed accused were identified as Shivam Sharma, Deepak Jha and Dharmendra who along with the main accused Munna Pandey have brutally beaten the victim Avinash Anand on August 1 in Indrapuri.
In the initial investigation Munna Pandey was nabbed after the incident while the three managed to escape. Police said that accused have been booked by Piplani and other police stations for more than a dozen crimes.