48.9 KG GANJA RECOVERED AT FEROZEPUR RAILWAY STATION, TWO ARRESTED

Vikram Ditya Sharma/Ferozepur

The Government Railway Police (GRP) has recovered 48.9 kg of ganja in two separate incidents at Ferozepur railway station and Ferozepur Cantonment railway station. While two persons were arrested with 18.4 kg of ganja, another 30.5 kg was recovered from an unattended bag in a train’s general coach.

In the first incident, a police party led by ASI Jatinder Singh was checking at Ferozepur railway station when two suspicious persons carrying a plastic bag were stopped and searched. The police recovered 18.4 kg of ganja from their possession.

The accused were identified as Shivcharan, a resident of Sunder Nagar in Faridkot, and Shivraj Singh, a resident of Shahdeen Wala village in Ferozepur district.

A case (FIR No. 24), dated October 25, was registered against them under Sections 20, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act at the GRP police station, Ferozepur. Further investigation is underway.

In the second incident, a police team led by ASI Surjit Singh was present at Ferozepur Cantonment railway station for anti-sabotage checking when PC Naval Singh of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) informed them about a suspicious unattended bag lying on a seat in a general coach of the Tripura Sundari Express, which was stationed on the washing line.

The police reached the spot and searched the bag, recovering 30.5 kg of ganja from it. A case (FIR No. 25), dated October 25, was registered under Sections 20, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act against an unidentified person. The police have launched a search to identify and trace the person responsible.

Inspector Naveen Kumar, the station house officer of the GRP police station, Ferozepur, said further investigation was underway in both cases.