Odisha police have arrested a head constable of Karnataka police along with two other persons on charges of smuggling Ganja from Kandhamal district. The arrested individuals have been booked under stringent provisions of the Narcotic-Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
However, countering the claims of the Odisha police, the Karnataka police has said that the head constable was part of an authorised team which had come to Kandhamal in the hunt of a notorious Ganja supplier.
The issue is poised to lead to an interstate conflict between Odisha and Karnataka. Two senior police officers from Karnataka have arrived in the State to secure release of the head constable.
