Hyderabad : The Secunderabad Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) have successfully busted an interstate ganja smuggling racket, arresting a 36-year-old agricultural laborer, Laxman Sambhaji Mogal, from Pune, Maharashtra, on February 3, 2025. Mogal was caught transporting 56.285 kilograms of dry ganja worth ₹14,07,125 on a train from Chatrapur, Odisha, to Pune.
The authorities apprehended him at Secunderabad Railway Station during a surprise check. Mogal had been lured into the illegal trade by his contact, Manoranjan Das, promising ₹5,000 per trip. His arrest highlights the ongoing efforts of the GRP and RPF to combat drug trafficking through the railway network.
B.Saieashwar Goud, IRP/SHO along with SIRP, D.Ramesh SIRP, B. Venkateshwar RPC 105 of RPS Secunderabad in co-ordination with RPF Staff Bhavani Shankar Saraswat IPF/SC Naseema Begum, RPF Sub-Inspector/BMT & in-charge of Shakti team, K. Lavanya RPF Woman Constable 5821/RPF Shakti team, Vandana Singh, RPF Woman Constable 483/RPF Shakti team, Madhuri Singh, RPF Woman Constable 492/RPF Shakti team, KM Sudha, RPF Woman Constable 438/RPF Shakti team apprehended the accused under the supervision of Chandana Deepti IPS, Supdt. of Railway Police and S.N. Jawed, DSRP SC(U).
IGP Railway and Road Safety K.Ramesh Naidu, IPS appreciated the Officers and men of GRP & RPF Secunderabad and they will be rewarded suitably.
