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21 August 2024 at 10:20:16 am

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People take part in an awareness rally on the World No Tobacco day in Kolkata on Sunday. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo performs rituals during the Baan Maas Mela at Sun Temple in Anantnag on Sunday. Newly recruited Agniveers with their family members during the passing-out parade at the Bihar Regiment Centre in Danapur, Patna, on Sunday. The moon rises in the evening sky behind the equestrian statue of legendary Czech warrior Jan Zizka at the Vitkov National Memorial the...

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People take part in an awareness rally on the World No Tobacco day in Kolkata on Sunday. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo performs rituals during the Baan Maas Mela at Sun Temple in Anantnag on Sunday. Newly recruited Agniveers with their family members during the passing-out parade at the Bihar Regiment Centre in Danapur, Patna, on Sunday. The moon rises in the evening sky behind the equestrian statue of legendary Czech warrior Jan Zizka at the Vitkov National Memorial the evening before the full moon on Saturday. Devotees gather at Har Ki Pauri Ghat to offer prayers on the Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima festival in Haridwar on Sunday.

Odisha: Brown sugar worth Rs 40 lakh seized, four arrested

  • PTI
  • Jun 3, 2025
  • 1 min read


Bhubaneswar: Four people have been arrested and brown sugar worth Rs 40 lakh seized from their possession during raids in Odisha's Balasore and Khurda districts, police said on Tuesday.


Acting on a tip-off, police and excise officials conducted a raid late on Monday night and seized 145 grams of brown sugar from Bhograi Jagannathpur Chak area, a police officer said.


Two people were arrested and further inquiry was underway in this regard, the officer added.


The seized contraband is estimated to be around Rs 15 lakh. In addition to drugs, Rs 5,500 in cash was seized from their possession, he said.


In another incident, police arrested two persons and seized 258 grams of brown sugar worth around Rs 25 lakh from their possession in Chhannagiri Chhak in Jankia police station area in Khurda district on Monday.


"We received a tip-off about the movement of drug peddlers on a motorcycle. Acting swiftly, our police team intercepted the two-wheeler around 7 am on Monday and seized the contraband," Khurda Superintendent of Police Sagarika Nath said.


The arrested persons are both males, aged 20 and 22 years, she said.

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