In a significant operation in Rajauli police station area of Nawada district, police have seized 136 grams of ganja from a shop and arrested the shopkeeper, identified as Rajendra Chaudhary. The police acted on a tip-off that ganja was being sold from a shop located near the river in Kalali Gali of Takiya Mohalla.

During the raid, conducted in the presence of a magistrate, approximately 136 grams of ganja were recovered from the second drawer of the shop's desk. Rajendra Chaudhary, son of late Tunnu Chaudhary and a resident of Kalali Gali, Takiya Mohalla, was arrested on the spot. An FIR has been registered against him under the NDPS Act. Police are investigating the source of the ganja and its wider network.

Station House Officer-cum-Inspector Ranjit Kumar stated that the operation was carried out under the directives of senior officials. The raiding team included Revenue Employee Gulab Chand Das as the magistrate, SI Sachin Kumar, and armed police personnel.

In a related development during the same operation, Bali Manjhi, son of late Pachu Manjhi from Phulwaria village, who was absconding on an arrest warrant from the Special Excise Court, Nawada, was also apprehended. According to the police, Bali Manjhi had been evading arrest for a long time. Both accused were sent to judicial custody on Thursday after medical examinations. The SHO affirmed that the anti-narcotics drive in the area will continue.