20-12 months-Previous Arrested in Campbell Bay for Alleged Hashish Cultivation

Campbell Bay | September 9, 2026

Campbell Bay Police arrested a 20-year-old man on September 8 after recovering a suspected hashish plant from the premises of his residence at Joginder Nagar, in response to an FIR registered at Campbell Bay Police Station below Section 20(a)(i) of the NDPS Act, 1985.

According to the FIR, SHO Campbell Bay Inspector Mithun Kirtania obtained info that Manoj Kumar, a resident of Joginder Nagar, had allegedly planted a hashish plant at his residential premises. The info was recorded within the General Diary and subsequently dropped at the discover of SDPO Campbell Mr. Samuel Fred, DANIPS, who directed the SHO to conduct a search.

A police crew comprising Inspector Mithun Kirtania, HC(SG)/2877 PK Aboobakker, PC/1180 Shohil Ismail, PC/1828 Abishek Narayan, PC/1236 Mohd. Shibly and PC/1342 Ratna Rani Das was fashioned following the route. The crew left the police station and reached Kumar’s residence at Joginder Nagar, the place he was discovered current. SDPO Samuel Fred additionally arrived on the spot through the proceedings.

During the search, police discovered a suspected hashish plant rising in a pot positioned in entrance of the residence. The plant was subjected to a preliminary examination utilizing a Drug Detection Kit and was prima facie recognized as hashish. It was roughly 26 inches tall and weighed round 9 grams, the FIR states.

The FIR states that Kumar’s private search was performed within the presence of the SDPO and that no contraband was recovered from him. No different incriminating materials was reportedly recovered from the residential premises. The search and seizure proceedings have been additionally videographed and uploaded by means of the e-Sakshya software.

During questioning, Kumar allegedly informed police that he had planted the hashish and claimed that the seed had been offered to him by one other particular person, whose identify he disclosed and who can also be a resident of Joginder Nagar. The FIR states that police are finishing up additional verification of the disclosure.

Kumar was then arrested for committing offence below Section 20(a)(i) of the NDPS Act, 1985.

The report is predicated on the FIR. The allegations and preliminary identification of the seized plant stay topic to investigation and due authorized course of.