Kanker. Police have succeeded in recovering 209 packets of ganja and 28 strips of medicines used for intoxication from the possession of history-sheeter crook Umashankar Srivastava, who has been in the business of district badar, ganja and drugs for one year in Kanker district. The matter belongs to the Kotwali police station area. According to the information received, the district magistrate had banished history-sheeter crook Umashankar Srivastava from district Kanker and adjoining areas for one year on October 28, 2022. Despite this, he was selling drugs and ganja in front of his house in Kanker. Police sent the accused to jail.
As soon as the police came to know about this, the police laid siege and nabbed the miscreant. Seized 209 packets of ganja and 28 strips of non-narcotic drugs from him. After this, the police arrested the accused Umashankar Srivastava (58 years), father Durga Prasad Srivastava and sent them to jail on judicial remand. Station in-charge Sharad Dubey said that footage of the cameras installed near the house of the arrested accused are being scrutinized. The persons taking Ganja and drugs are being identified. At the same time, action will also be taken against the family members of the accused who helped him in selling ganja.
History sheeter was selling ganja and drugs, Kotwali police arrested
