Pune: Police Seize Over 2 Kg of Ganja in Kondhwa; Three Accused Booked
Kondhwa, 5th November 2026: Kondhwa Police have seized 2 kg and 119 grams of ganja and arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in the illegal possession and sale of narcotic substances. The action was taken following a tip-off about ganja being sold in broad daylight near the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) office in Kondhwa.
According to the police, on October 30, a team from Kondhwa Police Station was conducting patrol duty when Police Constable Amol Hirve received confidential information that two individuals were selling ganja near a garbage bin on a public road in the SRA office area.
Acting on the information, the police team reached the spot near Shabda Hospital, opposite the SRA office and close to Mecca Plaza Society on NIBM Road in Kondhwa Khurd. During the operation, the police detained the suspects and seized the contraband.
The accused have been identified as Danish Javed Khan (19), Kalesh Kadem (19), and Siddiqui Shakeel Khateek (29), all residents of Shivnerinagar, Kondhwa Khurd.
During the search, police recovered ganja from the accused. A total of 2 kg and 119 grams of the narcotic substance was seized.
A case has been registered at Kondhwa Police Station under FIR No. 850/2026 under Sections 8(c) and 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. All three accused have been arrested.
The operation was conducted under the guidance of Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar and senior police officials. Senior Police Inspector Santosh Chaudhary, Police Inspector (Crime) Prashant Mandle and the Kondhwa Police investigation team were involved in the operation.
