Dahi police has arrested two inter-district charas smugglers from under the bridge on Lucknow bypass. 4.630 kg charas has been recovered from both of them. According to the SP, its value is around Rs 23 lakh. Reports have been registered against both of them in different police stations of Kanpur.

SP Deepak Bhukar told in a press conference that Dahi police station and SWAT team received information about two youths boarding a bus with charas from Barabanki on the night of 17 February and getting down under the bridge on Lucknow bypass in Unnao. Police followed the bus in which both of them were said to have boarded, from the bridge. Some police personnel were already present under the bridge in plain clothes. Late in the evening, as soon as the bus reached near the sports stadium, both the youths got down with bags and reached under the bridge on foot. The police personnel already present there arrested both of them.

During interrogation, one of them gave his name and address as Rashid Ahmed alias Chhotu, resident of Phase-2 Kanshiram Colony, Chakeri police station, Kanpur and the other as Mohd. Ali, resident of 99/234 Nala Road, Kangimohal, Bajaria police station, Kanpur Nagar. 4.630 kg of hashish was recovered from them in two bags. The hashish was in packets of 200 grams each. The accused told that they sell hashish in Kanpur and Unnao. The cost of one kg of hashish is around five lakhs. SP Deepak Bhukar told that both are smart criminals.

Rashid has cases registered against him under Arms Act and NDPS Act in Naubasta police station of Kanpur. The other accused Mohd. Ali has two cases of NDPS registered against him in Chamanganj police station of Kanpur. The SP has announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for the arresting team.