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Two individuals from Bihar transporting ganja from Rayagada successful Odisha to Mumbai successful Maharashtra were arrested during a associated cognition by the Government Railway Police (GRP) Secunderabad and Railway Protection Force (RPF). The officials seized astir 19 kilograms of the contraband worthy astir ₹9.41 lakh from them.
The accused were identified arsenic Ajay Kumar, 35 and his sister-in-law Rina Devi, 40, some residents of Nalanda territory successful Bihar. Police said the 2 were moving nether the directions of different accused, Pankaj from Rayagada, Odisha, and a autochthonal of Bihar, who is presently absconding.
The duo was arrested connected Tuesday during a astonishment cheque against cause peddlers astatine Secunderabad railway station.
Investigations revealed that Ajay Kumar and Rina Devi had agreed to smuggle ganja from Odisha to Mumbai for a outgo of ₹5,000 each per trip. Acting connected this arrangement, they met Pankaj successful the Muniguda wood area, wherever helium handed implicit 2 trolley bags, each packed with aggregate parcels of ganja wrapped successful brownish adhesive tape, and provided them with bid tickets to Mumbai.
The accused boarded the Mumbai LTT Express and kept the bags nether their berths successful the AC coach. When the bid arrived connected level fig 10 of Secunderabad station, constabulary unit recovered their behaviour suspicious and questioned them. On interrogation, they admitted to carrying ganja successful their luggage.
The GRP and RPF officers seized a full of 18.823 kilograms of adust ganja and 2 mobile phones from their possession. Further probe is nether way.
