Brown sugar bust: Ranchi man held for running brown sugar racket from home; 253 packets seized, hunt on for supplier

Ranchi police have arrested 41-year-old Krishna Kumar Mahato for allegedly running a brown sugar trafficking network from his home in Lawatu Tola, Bhagalpur. During the raid, officers seized 253 packets of the drug—worth about Rs 55 lakh—along with a mobile phone, cash, and a weighing machine.