Two Brown Sugar Peddlers Arrested in Deoghar, 8.43 Grams Narcotic Substance Seized

Deoghar,Mohanpur Police achieved a major breakthrough against narcotics trafficking by arresting two brown sugar peddlers and seizing 8.43 grams of the banned substance along with mobile phones used in the crime. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the NDPS Act. The information was shared by SDPO Ashok Kumar Singh during a press conference.According to police, on May 19, 2026, a secret tip-off was received that a man was waiting near the tri-junction on the Dahijor-Letwawaran road under Mohanpur police station area to sell brown sugar to customers. Acting on the instructions of SP Praveen Pushkar, a raiding team was formed under the leadership of SDPO Ashok Kumar Singh.During the raid, police caught Gautam Mahta alias Gautam Chaudhary, aged around 26 years, red-handed with brown sugar. He is a resident of Barmasia Circle Road under Nagar police station area of Deoghar district. Police recovered 8.43 grams of brown sugar from his possession.Following the arrest, Mohanpur Police Station Case No. 77/26 dated May 20, 2026, was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 21(b) of the NDPS Act.
During interrogation, Gautam Mahta disclosed the name of the main supplier, Firoz Ansari alias Guddu, son of Jiauddin Ansari and resident of Singhni village under Hansdiha police station area in Dumka district. Police later arrested him as well.Both arrested accused admitted during questioning that they were involved in organised buying and selling of brown sugar across different parts of Jharkhand. Police are now investigating the wider network and searching for other persons connected to the racket.Police records revealed that Gautam Mahta already has several criminal cases registered against him, including cases related to the Arms Act, assault and theft.The raiding team included SDPO Ashok Kumar Singh, Mohanpur police station in-charge Salo Hembrom, Priyaranjan Kumar of Baba Mandir police station, Manendra Kumar, Mukesh Kumar Singh, technical branch personnel Riyazul Haque, Dheeraj Kumar, Prabhat Kumar and armed police personnel.