The Vimantal police have arrested three women from the same family for selling marijuana and seized 1,560 grams of the substance valued at approximately ₹30,000.
On September 25, during a routine patrol, a team from the Airport Police Station received confidential information through Sub-Inspector Nitin Rathod about women in the Khulewadi-Chandanagar area involved in marijuana sales. Acting promptly under Senior Police Inspector Govind Jadhav’s orders, a trap was set.
The women—Sonabai Ankush Pawar (50), Suvarna Ashok Pawar (25), and Shalan Kantilal Jadhav (45), all residents of Khulewadi, Pune—were caught red-handed during the operation.
Investigations confirmed their involvement in selling marijuana. The police seized a total of 1,560 grams of marijuana from the trio. A case has been registered under FIR No. 474/2025 at the Airport Police Station, under sections 8(a) and 20(b)(ii)(b) of the NDPS Act. Police Sub-Inspector Chetan Bhosale is leading the investigation.
The operation was conducted by a team led by Senior Police Inspector Govind Jadhav, Inspector Sharad Shelke, and Sub-Inspector Nitin Rathod, under the guidance of Additional Police Commissioner (East) Manoj Patil, Deputy Commissioner Somai Munde, and Assistant Police Commissioner Pranjali Sonawane.
