The Cantonment railway police arrested a 23-year-old labourer who was allegedly carrying 4.6 kilograms of ganja in the Prasanthi Express, which was coming to the city.

The accused, identified as Sridhar Kisan, a native of Keonjhar village in Odisha and works as a daily wage labourer in the city, was caught as soon as he got down at the cantonment station and was walking with a bag on the platform suspiciously, the police said.

Assistant Sub Inspector Ravi R. was on his rounds when he noticed the accused trying to get out of the station, hoodwinking checks, and confronted him. Upon checking his baggage, Mr. Ravi allegedly recovered the contraband packed in the bag.

The accused has been booked under the NDPS Act. He was remanded in judicial custody .

In a separate incident, the Byappanahalli railway police arrested another labourer identified as Bishikesh Pradhan, from Odisha, and allegedly recovered 10.4 kilos of ganja from him. Pradhan got down from the Prasanthi Express on May 7. He was confronted by PSI Govindappa on suspicion. According to the police, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh are the two States from where ganja is being smuggled by train to Bengaluru.