Diglipur, Feb 13: To conquer the menace of illicit ganja at Diglipur, PS Diglipur proved their mettle once again by ongoing tough against the drug peddlers.

On the basis of credible information received that one person namely Mithun Halder has cultivated cannabis plants (Ganja plants) in his residence area at V.S. Pally Diglipur. A raiding team led by Insp. K. Binoj, SHO, PS Diglipur, alongwith police team comprising of SI Abdul Shakil, PCs Abubacker Siddique, Sudhir Toppo, Debsai Toppo, Trilochini Kumari and Mritunjay Das with two independent witness under the supervision of Shri. Brij Mohan Meena, SDPO Diglipur, conducted search outside of his residence and recovered 05 Nos. cannabis plants (Ganja plants) measuring approux 2.1 mtrs were uprooted and, on weighing, it was found a total of 1.570 Kgs. Subsequently Mithun Halder, S/o Late Nalini Halder (34) yrs R/o V.S Pally ward No. 2, Diglipur was arrested and a case has been registered at PS Diglipur under NDPS Act against the accused.

The whole operation was conducted under the supervision of Shri Brij Mohan Meena, DANIPS, SDPO Diglipur and overall direction and supervision of Ms. Geetanjali Khandelwal, IPS, Superintendent of Police, North & Middle Andaman District.

The general public is requested to pass and share any credible information pertaining to any crime or illegal activities to their nearest Police Station or over phone No.100, 112 & 03192-273344. The identity of the informers will be kept secret and will also be suitably rewarded.