Port Blair, April 28: Acting strictly on the menace of Drug peddling, the Rangat Police Station have recovered 4.077 Kgs of Ganja from the possession of Subir Gain and his wife Archana Gain R/o Rangat on 27/04/2023.

On the basis of credible information received at PS through reliable sources that one Subir Gain and his wife Archana Gain are in possession of huge haul of contraband ganja and kept the same in their house situated near vegetable market, Rangat. a raiding team led by SI Pankaj Kumar Pandey, SHO PS Rangat along with Police Team comprising of SI Mariam, ASI Sanjay Yadav, HC (IRBn)/045 Rushkeshwar Rao, PC/1891 Anurudra Das, PC/1894 Maria G. Lakra, PC/2214 Anil Yadav, Ct(IRBn)/611 G. Saktivelu & Ct(IRBn)/468 Subol Bepari with two independent witnesses under the leadership of Shri. Vishesh Dhatterwal, (DANIPS), SDPO Rangat conducted raid at the residence of alleged persons and recovered (1) 01 No. sealed parcel packed with brown colour duct tape containing 2.045 Kgs. of illicit ganja (2) 01 No. sealed parcel packed with duct tape containing 2.032 Kgs. of illicit ganja from the possession of (1) Subir Gain S/o Late Aleo Gain (45) Yrs. Private Worker R/o near vegetable market, Rangat and (2) Archana Gain W/o Shri. Subir Gain (46) Yrs. House wife R/o near vegetable market, Rangat were arrested under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act.1985.

Subsequently, a case has been registered at PS Rangat under NDPS Act against the said accused persons and the investigation of the same is in progress. The entire operation was carried under the overall supervision of Superintendent of Police, North & Middle Andaman District.

The general public is requested to pass on such information of illegal activities to the local Police over Phone No. 03192-274239, 03192-274646 & 100, their identity will be kept confidential and will be rewarded suitably.