{
  "id": 15558959,
  "title": "Police raid ganja farm in Belagavi, arrest farmer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/police-raid-ganja-farm-in-belagavi-arrest-farmer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T04:36:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/police-raid-ganja-farm-in-belagavi-arrest-farmer/article71600693.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 18, Belagavi Police conducted a raid on a ganja farm in Dindawar village, Vijayapura district, Karnataka. A 56-year-old farmer, Sharanappa Jeer, was arrested during the operation. The police found that he had cultivated red gram on the outer edges of his land, but had planted over 500 cannabis plants in the middle of the plot. The total weight of the cannabis seized was 202.75 kg, valued at ₹1,01,37,500. A case was registered under the NDPS Act. Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi praised the efforts of officers Chandrakant Nandareddy, Gurushanth Dashyal, and others in the special narcotics vigilance cell. He urged the public to report any information regarding the production, sale, and use of narcotic drugs to the police department.",
  "summary": "The cannabis had a total weight of 202.75 kg and had a total value of ₹1,01,37,500",
  "key_points": [
    "Belagavi Police raided ganja farm on October 18",
    "56-year-old farmer Sharanappa Jeer arrested",
    "202.75 kg cannabis seized, valued at ₹1,01,37,500"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Using legitimate crops to camouflage illegal cannabis cultivation demonstrates the increasing sophistication of local narcotics production that requires heightened vigilance from specialized police narcotics cells.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}