Hyderabad: The TS Narcotics Bureau (TS NAB) and Bolaram police arrested four Karnataka-based persons who were smuggling one tonne of ganja in a van and a car, all worth Rs 3.5 crore. They had procured ganja from the AP-Odisha border for sale in Karnataka and Maharashtra, said bureau SP D. Sunitha Reddy.
She identified the accused as Sakaram Rathod, Ahmed Khan, Digambar Ramu Pawar and Ajay Ramavtar Chaurasiya. Rathod, who has five ganja smuggling cases, used to have a panipuri kiosk. He left it to join a sugar factory and then landed in the ganja smuggling business. He then roped in the others with the help of his cousin Jaidev Chouhan, who is absconding.
Police said he had paid Rs8 lakh advance to ganja supplier Sanyasi Rao in Odisha. Rathod procured 100 empty crates to hide ganja packets. They were caught during a check in Bolaram.
80 kg Ganja Seized in Covert Operation
LB Nagar special operations team and the Uppal police arrested two persons for smuggling 80 kg of ganja worth Rs24 lakh. They had pasted a sticker ‘On government duty’ to ensure their vehicle was not checked. Rachakonda police commissioner D.S. Chauhan identified the duo as Kunchala Srinu, 53, of Prakasam district, and Kaila Ramu, a driver from Anakapalle. Srinu, a mason, has been previously arrested five times for ganja smuggling. Their main supplier Dhanraj at large.
Workshop held on insurance frauds
CID additional director general of police Mahesh M. Bhagwat on Tuesday. He was speaking at a workshop organised by a private insurer on investigation into life insurance frauds. Senior CID officials attended the workshop, a press release issued by TS –CID stated.
