Overview

• Bajrang Singh was detained late Wednesday in Ratangarh, Churu district, with roughly 200 kg of cannabis, according to Inspector General Vikas Kumar.
• Rajasthan’s ATS and ANTF carried out Operation Gaanjaney after weeks of tracking, using informers, technical intel and tailing the suspect before raiding a hideout.
• Investigators say the network moved consignments from Telangana and Odisha into Rajasthan and identified Singh as the alleged ringleader.
• Police reported that Singh, from Sikar district, carried a Rs 25,000 bounty and previously served in the BSF and seven years with the NSG, including the 26/11 response.
• Authorities cite prior cases against him, including a 2023 seizure near Hyderabad, and say the probe now focuses on dismantling the wider supply chain.