Nagpur: In a significant breakthrough under the anti-narcotics drive “Operation Thunder,” the Crime Branch Unit 5 of Nagpur Police arrested a woman accused of supplying ganja and uncovered a larger drug distribution network in the city.

On March 28, 2026, between 10.15 pm and 11.45 pm, Unit 5 officers were on night patrol within the jurisdiction of Kalamna Police Station when they intercepted a suspect sitting on a blue Activa scooter near Mohanlal Vajpayee Nagar, close to a plastic factory. The accused, identified as Tejpratap Nekpratap Shahu (30), a resident of Kalamna, was detained on suspicion.

During a search conducted in the presence of panch witnesses, police recovered 961 grams of ganja valued at Rs 24,025 concealed in a white plastic bag wrapped with blue tape inside the scooter’s storage compartment. The police also seized the two-wheeler (MH-49 BP-1650) and a Redmi mobile phone, taking the total value of seized property to Rs 84,025.

During interrogation, the accused revealed that he had procured the contraband from Saloni Ranveersingh Chaudhary (20), a resident of Prem Nagar, Shantinagar. Based on this disclosure, a case was registered at Kalamna Police Station under Sections 8(c), 20(b), 20(b)(ii), and 29 of the NDPS Act.

Following sustained efforts to trace forward and backward links in the case, Crime Branch Unit 5 officials apprehended the absconding accused Saloni Chaudhary from the Shantinagar area on March 29, 2026, between 1 pm and 2 pm. During questioning, she disclosed that a man identified as Farukh was supplying her with ganja.

The arrested woman has been handed over to Kalamna Police for further investigation. Police are continuing their probe to identify and nab other members involved in the drug supply chain.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of senior police officials, including senior officers of the Nagpur Police Commissionerate, with Inspector Vinayak Golhe and his team playing a key role in the action.