Kochi: RPF arrested a West Bengal native with 1.44kg of dried ganja worth around Rs 72,000 in Aluva around 2:35pm on Tuesday.
Rahup Gazi, 46, a native of Hasnabad arrived at the station on Train No. 22642 Shalimar–Thiruvananthapuram Express. The deceased are Aneesh Kumar, 42, and Prasanth Kumar, 39 from Iramalloor.
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The tricycle, the duo was travelling in, rammed into the tanker, while navigating a sharp bend, according to Kothamangalam police. The ganja was discovered concealed inside two music speakers kept in a black backpack. The ganja was found during an inspection carried out jointly by the Thiruvananthapuram CIB team and the Aluva RPF. Download the TOI App.
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During questioning, he said that he was travelling from Shalimar to Ernakulam Junction and that he had been instructed to hand it over to an unknown person who would collect it from his room at Fort Kochi.