Police have recovered 8.5 kilograms of ganja worth Rs 16,000 from Charkheda area near Itarsi Bhusaval section of the Central Railways.
The ganja, stuffed under the seat of a motorcycle on the rail tracks, was seized after the bike rider was run over by a train on Wednesday, police said today.
The person was identified as 35-year-old Khema from the Bhagwanpura area of the Khargone district.
A case under the Narcotics Act has been registered in connection with the seizure.