Keonjhar. In a case related to drug trafficking, West Bengal Police has arrested an accused in a major action in Keonjhar district of Odisha. A four-member team of West Bengal Police on Sunday raided Shasanga village under Nandipada police station area and arrested the accused. The arrested person has been identified as Ajit Kumar Swain, son of Subash Chandra Swain. This action was taken in connection with the investigation of a case of NDPS Act registered at Haripal police station in Hooghly district of West Bengal. Local Nandipada police also cooperated in arresting the accused.
According to the information, a four-member team of West Bengal Police had reached Keonjhar district of Odisha on Sunday. The team had received information that the accused, who was being searched in a case related to drug trafficking, was living in Nandipada police station area. Based on this information, the police contacted the local police and planned action to arrest the accused.
The police team raided Shasanga village early on Sunday. During this time, Ajit Kumar Swain was arrested with the help of Nandipada police. After the identity of the accused was confirmed, he was taken into police custody. The arrest action has been taken as part of the investigation into an old case registered in West Bengal.
According to sources, a case related to narcotics was registered on October 31, 2026 at Haripal police station in Hooghly district of West Bengal. The crime number of this case is 788/2026. The police had registered a case under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act i.e. NDPS Act.
NDPS Act is a law made to control crimes related to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Its section 20 may apply in cases of cannabis-related substances like ganja and charas. Section 20(b)(ii)(C) is the prescribed provision for offenses relating to commercial quantity. However, the type of drug and the quantity involved in this particular case are not available in the details.
After the case was registered at Haripal police station, West Bengal Police started investigation. During investigation, police got information about accused Ajit Kumar Swain. Police found out that he was living under Nandipada police station area in Keonjhar district of Odisha. Based on this information, the West Bengal Police team took further action to reach the accused.
During the investigation, getting information about the possible whereabouts of the accused proved important for the police. After this, a four-member team reached Odisha and raided Shasanga village with the help of local police. During this action taken in the early hours of Sunday morning, success was achieved in arresting the accused.
In this case, coordination between the police of two states has also come to light. The West Bengal Police team took action in Nandipada police station area of Odisha, assisted by local police. For the arrest of an accused in another state, the cooperation of the police of the concerned area is important. In this action also, the accused was caught with the help of Nandipada police.
The name of the father of the arrested accused Ajit Kumar Swain has been stated as Subash Chandra Swain. During investigation, the police got information about his living in Nandipada police station area. After this, a raid was conducted in Shasanga village and he was arrested. However, no detailed information has been revealed regarding how long the accused was living in this area and what were his activities there.
The case began with a crime registered at Haripal police station on October 31. After this, during investigation, information was received about the accused being in Odisha. Acting on the information, the police arrested him on Sunday. Thus, after the case was registered, the search for the accused reached from West Bengal to Odisha.
In cases related to drug trafficking, the police face the challenge of identifying the accused and locating their whereabouts. Many times during investigation, information comes to light about suspicious persons living in other districts or states. In such circumstances, there is a need for cooperation between the police of different states.
In this action taken in Keonjhar district, West Bengal Police arrested the accused with the help of local police. This makes it clear that action was taken on the basis of information received during the investigation of the case registered at Haripal Police Station.
However, detailed information about the alleged role of the accused in this case is not available. Police have not clarified whether Ajit Kumar Swain is accused of buying, selling, transporting or being involved in any other activity. Apart from this, no information has been given regarding the involvement of other persons in the case.
Similarly, details of whether any narcotics, cash, mobile phone or other material were recovered from the accused during the arrest have also not been revealed. The information available only confirms the identity of the accused, the case registered and arrest proceedings.
The police have not given detailed information regarding the further legal process after arresting the accused. It is not yet clear in which court he will be produced and what procedure will be followed to take him to West Bengal.
Under the NDPS Act in cases related to drug trafficking.
