Nagpur, Nov. 11 -- In a crackdown on drug peddling under "Operation Thunder", a Nagpur Police team on Tuesday arrested three persons for possession of narcotic substances, an officer said.

The arrests took place in the early hours of Tuesday near Raj Apartment in New Mankapur.

The accused have been identified as Nawab Tohee Jamshed Khan (31), a resident of New Mankapur; Ayush Amrit Meshram (21), of Chetna Apartment, Malkapur; and Rohit Ravindra Singh (26), residing at Gayatri Enclave, Netaji Society, Friends Colony, Gittikhadan.

Police are also searching for an absconding accused, Shahana Waje alias Pakya Mohammad Arif (30), a resident of Hasanbagh, Nagpur.

According to officials, while patrolling the Manakapur police station area, offi...