Two persons were arrested on Monday morning by Ardh Kumbh Mela police and 65 kg of ganja was seized from them which is worth Rs 4 lakh in the markets. Police said that the narcotics seized were meant to be supplied to those visiting the city on the occasion of the religious mela. The seizure was done from Rishikul bus stand by Ardh Kumbh Mela police. However, the gang leader is yet to be arrested.
During the routine checking drive by the cops at Rishikul bus stand, two persons were spotted coming to the bus stand with three black coloured bags. Asked to show their bags, they tried to run away from the spot soon to be caught. The accused have been identified as Daau Prasad and Ravi Berman who live in Chandi bridge slum colony of Shyampur police station, police said.
SHO Mayapur police station, SS Samant, told The Pioneer, “During routine checking, we arrested two drug peddlers and seized ganja from them which they were going to supply in the Ardh Kumbh Mela. They revealed while being grilled that the bags had been given to them by one Danu. We have started to hunt him. He is still at large, but he would be arrested soon. As per the information we have gathered during the interrogation of the accused, Danu is the gang leader.”