Rats Ate Rs 1 Crore Cannabis at Jharkhand Police Station, Accused Acquitted

• 200 kg of seized cannabis, worth Rs 1 crore, allegedly consumed by rats at Ormanjhi Police Station, Jharkhand.
• Accused Indrajit Rai acquitted by Ranchi court due to "gross negligence" and contradictions in prosecution's case.
• Cannabis, seized in Jan 2022, was not stored in the police malkhana, with a 2024 diary entry blaming rats.
• Court cited failed seizure, storage, and sampling procedures, and lack of credible link to the accused.
• Incident highlights serious deficiencies in law enforcement's handling of high-value seized items, echoing past "rat" incidents.

Why It Matters: Jharkhand police negligence led to Rs 1 crore drug loss and acquittal, raising accountability concerns.