Under the joint operation of SOG, SWAT/surveillance and area police station the police have arrested four interstate drug smugglers and recovered the 2.85 quintals of ganja worth Rs 60 lakh on Tuesday. After the Dramondganj police was tipped off by an informer that the drug was being transported through the area the SOG and SWAT teams were directed to be involved in the operation under the supervision of CO Lalganj Manjari Rao. The police started vehicle checking at night and stopped a suspicious car carrying four people, including the driver. During interrogation car driver Sandeep Singh said they were escorting the truck on which the ganja was being transported from Odisha to Prayagraj. Based on his information provided by the car driver, the police checked the truck and recovered 2.85 quintals of ganja worth Rs 60 lakh. After registering a case the police arrested the smugglers and seized the truck along with the car. For the successful operation the SP awarded the police team with a cash reward of Rs 15,000. The arrested accused were identified as Ashish Pandey of Nibaiya village under Meja police station, Prayagraj, Komal Prasad of Katra Aadhartal under Aadhartal police station, and Jagannath Marvi of Ujagarpurva under Lordganj police station, both Jabalpur (MP) and Sandeep Kumar Singh of Baghera under Karchhana police station, Prayagraj. The police team which conducted the operation was led SOG byincharge Madhav Singh, incharge SWAT/surveillance Rajesh Chaubey and SO Dramondganj Virendra Singh.
Meanwhile the Chunar police arrested one drug smuggler and recovered heroin of value around 2 lakh on Tuesday. SHO Chunar police station Triveni Prasad Sen during routine patrolling was through an informer got information about the illegal trade of drug Acting on it the police team reached the spot and nabbed one person. On frisking him the police recovered 20 gms of the heroin from his possession. After registering a case the police sent the accused Om Prakash Singh of Newarhiya village under Chunar police station to jail.
REVIEWED: Chairman, sub-committee of UP Assembly Estimate Committee Lokendra Pratap Singh while reviewing the progress of ongoing projects on Tuesday asked the officials to provide impetus to projects and utilise the fund timely. The committee was welcomed by a team of officers led by Divisional Commissioner Dr Muthukumarasamy B and the DIG RP Singh at the inspection house. The team performed the rituals at Vindhyavasini temple and became aware of the future plan and ongoing works under Vindhya Corridor. DM Divya Mittal showed the proposed model of the corridor to the committee and made aware of progress. The team comprised Chairman Lokendra Singh, Vikas Gupta, Veer Vikram Singh, Chandan Chauhan, Gaurav Rawat and Ajeet Kumar Verma. Reviewing progress of developmental Lokendra Singh said expressed discontent over inordinate delay in the completion of works at Police Lines. He directed the officials to carry out works in a planned way and complete them within the stipulated time frame. After inspection of ongoing works at PAC campus the team members planted saplings and became aware of arrangements at the battalion. A team of forest officials was also present during the plantation.
WORKSHOP: Lalganj BDO Sanjay Srivastava while speaking as the keynote speaker in a day long workshop organised at block headquarters on Tuesday said it is the need of the hour that people come forward to conserve water not only for the present but for the coming generation. He said excessive exploitation of groundwater was the main reason behind water crisis. The workshop was also addressed by experts from different organisations.