# Delhi ice cream vendor held with 1.3 kg ganja in cone disguise 2026-08-13T00:33:44+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Delhi Police arrested Manoj Kumar Rai, 53, on August 8 for selling ganja disguised as ice cream in central Delhi. Beat officer Suraj smelled cannabis during patrols near Ramlila Maidan and alerted the Kamla Market control room. A team seized 1,300 grams of ganja from Rai's bag. He was booked under Section 20 of the NDPS Act and remanded to one-day police custody. Police say Rai, a Ghanta Ghar resident, used a bicycle bell to attract young customers. Joint CP Madhur Verma said Rai admitted to seeking easy money to escape poverty. DCP Rohit Rajbir Singh confirmed the arrest. Investigators are tracing his suppliers and examining call records to check if he was part of a larger network. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Delhi, drugs, ganja, NDPS, police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-ice-cream-vendor-held-with-1-3-kg-ganja-in-cone-disguise/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-ice-cream-vendor-held-with-1-3-kg-ganja-in-cone-disguise/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.