Rats ate Ganja worth Rs. 60 lakh stored in Police Station: UP Police tells court
Says being small in size, rats have no fear of the police
Lucknow: In what has come as a bizarre claim, the Mathura Police have told a special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (1985) Court, that rats “ate” Ganja worth 60 lakh rupees that was stored at the Shergarh and Highway Police Stations.
The claim was made by the cops when the Court had asked them to produce the Ganja recovered in a case registered under the NDPS Act. The additional district judge who was hearing the case ordered the SSP Mathura Abhishek Yadav to get rid of the “mice menace” and then to produce evidence that rats had actually eaten the 581 KG Ganja.
"On intimation by the court, the Mathura SSP directed the CO refinery to conduct a probe, but weed was not recovered," the court order mentioned.
The Mathura police, in its clarification to the court, said, "Being small in size, rats have no fear of the police. SHOs cannot be experts in solving every problem."
Similar cases in the past in UP:
In May 2020, three men smuggling weed in a truck were arrested in Mathura. The truck was intercepted near Jatwari village in the Shergarh area and 386 kg of weed hidden in millet bags was recovered from the vehicle. The three accused were booked under the NDPS Act and sent to judicial custody.
The court ordered the police to produce the weed recovered in the case. Shergarh SHO informed the court that "rats ate the weed'', which was sealed in packets and stored in the warehouse. "There is no safe place in the police station to store the 'maal' and protect it from rats," the SHO had said.
A similar case happened in 2021 when cops at Etah district's Kotwali Dehat police station claimed that rodents consumed over 1,400 cartons of seized liquor worth over Rs 35 lakh.
Additional director general (ADG) of police (Agra zone) Rajeev Krishna tasked an IPS officer from Aligarh to probe the matter.
An FIR was registered against station house officer Indreshpal Singh and head clerk Rasaal Singh after a preliminary inquiry revealed that the policemen had sold the seized liquor to gangster Bantu Yadav.
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Bantwal: Ex-soldier dies after casting vote at home
Bantwal, Apr 24: Madhava Prabhu, an 85-year-old resident of Wagga in Bantwal, exemplified unwavering commitment to his civic duty even in the face of illness.
Admitted to a private hospital here owing to his ailment, Prabhu, a former army officer and inspector of Malaria Eradication department, died without responding to treatment on Wednesday.
Amidst his illness, Prabhu was determined to exercise his right to vote, especially with the provision for home voting for those aged 85 and above.
With the doctor's permission, he left the hospital briefly to fulfil his sacred duty on Tuesday. However, fate had a cruel twist in store as Prabhu's condition worsened upon his return to the hospital.
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Tragically, he passed away today, leaving behind his wife, two daughters, and sons.
Prabhu's life epitomizes dedication and service, from his tenure in the army to his role in the Malaria Eradication Department and his involvement in community affairs as vice president of the Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society.
His commitment to duty and his final act of voting serve as a poignant reminder of the importance of civic engagement, even in the most challenging circumstances.
