Two Arrested with 1.8 Kg of Ganja, Suspected Brown Sugar in Deoghar

Police arrested two men and seized 1.8 kg of ganja and 10.77 grams of suspected brown sugar during a raid in the Singhwa area of Deoghar on Saturday, October 24.

Deoghar Superintendent of Police Praveen Pushkar shared details of the operation at a press conference, stating that police had received confidential information about the alleged sale of narcotic substances in the area.

Following the tip-off, a police team was formed under the leadership of Sadar Sub-Divisional Police Officer Kuldeep Kumar. The team raided an asbestos-roofed house in Singhwa, which falls under Deoghar Town police station limits, and arrested Rahul Kumar Mahatha alias Rahul Mahatha, 22, and Rajiv Kumar Soni, 26.

According to police, 1.8 kg of ganja and 5.40 grams of suspected brown sugar were recovered from Mahatha. Another 5.37 grams of suspected brown sugar, divided into 23 small packets, was seized from Soni.

Case Registered Under NDPS Act

A case has been registered at Deoghar Town police station under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B), 21(b) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The case has been numbered 452/2026 and dated October 24.

Police said Soni has eight previous criminal cases registered against him. These include cases under the Arms Act, the NDPS Act and other criminal provisions at Deoghar Town, Jasidih Railway and Rikhiya police stations.

The raid was conducted by a team comprising Sadar SDPO Kuldeep Kumar, Town police station officer-in-charge Ravi Thakur, and sub-inspectors Mithilesh Kumar, Ghanshyam Ganjhu and Suraj Kumar, along with other police personnel.

The seized substances have been cited by police as suspected narcotics. Further legal proceedings in the case are expected to follow the investigation.