₹1 crore cannabis haul seized from truck near Jhansi; 2 arrested

A truck bound for Gwalior was stopped near Babina in Jhansi after travelling nearly 1,227 kilometres from Bhubaneswar, Odisha. A joint team of Jhansi Police and the Anti-Narcotics Task Force recovered 214 kg of cannabis estimated to be worth around ₹1 crore. The vehicle was intercepted just 100 km from its destination.

Two persons were arrested: Satpal, 46, from Panipat in Haryana, who was driving the truck, and Mohan Kushwaha, 27, from Gwalior. According to police, Mohan told interrogators that a neighbour named Akash Kushwaha was the kingpin and had arranged for the contraband to be loaded in Bhubaneswar. The accused were allegedly instructed to keep their mobile phones switched off during the journey.