Boudh: A reserve police constable has been arrested for allegedly smuggling 10.70 kg of ganja in Odisha’s Boud
h district.
The accused, identified as Nidhi Sahu, was serving with the Reserve Police Force at Balsingha.
According to sources, police set up a checking point at Barkuda Square under Baghiapada police limits. Sahu was intercepted while travelling on a motorcycle from Chhatrapur towards Boudh, carrying ganja in a sack. He was caught red-handed and a case was immediately registered at Baghiapada police station.
Boudh SP Rahul Goel confirmed the arrest and stated that the constable has been produced before a local court. “We are working towards a drug-free Odisha. Anyone involved in these illegal activities will not be spared, even if he is a police officer,” he said, emphasising the district administration’s zero-tolerance policy.