Brown Sugar Seized Along with Motorcycle and Mobile Phone; One Arrested

Kakatpur, 21/12 (Tushar Dixit): Despite frequent police crackdowns, brown sugar mafias are becoming increasingly active in Kakatpur and its surrounding areas. However, police continue their efforts to curb the illegal trade.

Today, Kakatpur police successfully arrested a notorious brown sugar dealer, Mangaraj Mohanty alias “Mangu”, from Mahanti Sahi village under the Kakatpur police station limits. In this connection, a case has been registered at Kakatpur Police Station under case number 254/2024, and the accused Mangu has been forwarded to court.

He was apprehended while attempting to sell brown sugar. During the arrest, police seized 10.5 grams of brown sugar, a mobile phone, a Pulsar motorcycle, and ₹20,000 in cash from his possession. The estimated market value of the seized brown sugar is around ₹1 lakh, according to police sources.

Kakatpur Police Station IIC Umesh Chandra Sahu is currently investigating the matter.