Ganja Smuggler: Notorious Ganja Smuggler Killed in Police Raid | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: A notorious ganja smuggler was run over by a speeding truck while attempting to flee during a police raid at Gangapada on NH-16 in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Johan Raita (40), a resident of Mohana in Gajapati district.
Four of his accomplices, namely Babula Sabar (28), Bibhu Prasad Acharya (28), Chandan Kumar Ghadei (25), and Babul Barad (22), were arrested by the Special Crime Unit (SCU) of the commissionerate police.While Acharya works as a field supervisor in a private company, Ghadei is a B.Tech graduate.
Police confiscated a substantial quantity of ganja, weighing approximately 75 kg and valued at around Rs 7.5 lakh, along with a car and five mobile phones from the accused.
Additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP) Prakash Chandra Pal said, “Acting on a tip-off, our special crime unit raided a place on NH-16 and found six men in a car. They started running after spotting our personnel. While four of them were nabbed, Raita was hit by a truck. The sixth member of the gang is on the run.”
Raita, who sustained severe injuries, was rushed to Khurda district headquarters hospital, where he was declared dead by the medical staff upon arrival. Police records indicate that the deceased had a prior arrest history related to ganja smuggling in Gajapati district.
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