Three individuals, including a woman, were arrested in Cuttack district for their alleged involvement in the smuggling of ganja. The accused have been identified as Mohammad Tayyab and Siddiqui Ahmed Khan, both from the Tigiria locality in Cuttack, and Tapaswini Digal, a woman from Kandhamal district. The trio was arrested in a raid on Nuapatna village, located near the Nuapatna post office, and subsequently forwarded to court on Saturday.
According to police sources, the three were apprehended while in possession of ganja packets at a house near the post office. The suspects resisted the police during their arrest, causing damage to the police vehicles. Amidst the physical altercation, some members of the smuggling racket managed to flee the scene.
Speaking about the incident, Cuttack Rural SP Prateek Singh assured the public that the remaining members of the gang would be apprehended soon and presented before the court for further legal action.
