Police have recovered 20 kg opium and cash amounting to Rs 13 lakh from a house in Keredari block of the district. The value of seized opium in the International market is Rs 30 lakhs. Police have arrested a woman as the main accused was out of station. A case has been lodged by the police on the main accused and his mother in law.
Hazaribag Superintendent of Police Manoj Ratan Chothey said in a press conference on Monday that police received secret information from villagers that a huge quantity of opium has been kept in a house of Gholtaveer tola.
A team was formed with SDPO town Arif kram and SDPO of Brakagaon Anil Kumar Singh along with officer in charge of Barkagaon circle Neeraj Kumar Singh and officer in charge of Keradari Sadhan Chandra Gorian along with policemen raided the house. At the time of searching no one was in the house of Kameshwar Sahu.
The police team started searching the house in the presence of villagers. The team found a bag in a closet and a bundle of rupees. The weight of opium was 19.4 kg. The team counted the cash which came to Rs13 lakh.
This was kept by the son in law of Kameshwar Sahu also known as Gyani Sao of Chatra district. Police arrested the wife of Kameshwar Sahu Rudani Devi. A case has been lodged by the police on Gyani Sao and his mother in law Rudni Devi under different acts.