While reports claimed drugs worth Rs 100 crore were procured in the span of two years, officials have denied this claim. “There are a lot of transactions traced to several individuals. We are yet to ascertain the exact amount.”
Hyderabad: The body of an unidentified man, aged around 50, was found at Gymkhana Ground in Begumpet on Friday. Locals noticed the body near a wall in the sports facility and alerted police. Begumpet police suspect it to be a case of suicide. The body was shifted to the mortuary for post-mortem examination.
1-yr-old electrocuted at Ganesh pandal
A one-year-old boy was electrocuted at a Ganesh pandal in Anumula, Nalgonda district, on Friday. Police said the boy accidentally came in contact with a live wire while trying to play devotional songs on the sound system. No one else was present at the pandal at the time. Locals rushed after hearing his screams and found him lying on the ground.
UP worker killed in Sanathnagar
A 22-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh was beaten to death by a family of four in Bharatnagar, Sanathnagar, on Thursday night. According to Sanathnagar SI Abdul Hayyum, the victim, Babulu, had moved to the city with his brother Chandan a month ago to work at a construction site. There were others residing next to him, working with the same construction company.
When Rajan found Kavitha missing, he, along with his parents – Ravi and Kaushilya – went to look for her and found her with the deceased. The family then picked up sticks near the site and assaulted Babulu and left him unconscious there. The site’s watchman secretly informed Chandan, who shifted Babulu to Gandhi Hospital for treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries.
A case was registered and further investigation into the incident is underway.
18-yr-old arrested for assaulting minor in Filmnagar
The Filmnagar police arrested an 18-year-old youth for allegedly living with and sexually assaulting a minor at a room in Filmnagar. He was remanded two days back, but the incident came to light on Friday.
According to Filmnagar police, the girl had left her house a year ago, reportedly over being forced into a marriage by her parents. During this process, she met the accused and was living with him in Filmnagar, while telling her parents she lived at a girls’ hostel.
Earlier this month, she informed her parents over the phone that she was living with a youth and claimed she was being assaulted by him. The parents further informed the police, who traced the location and apprehended the accused.
A case was registered under relevant sections of the Pocso Act, and further investigation into the incident is underway.
8 students booked in varsity drug racket
Just days after the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) uncovered a two-year-long drug racket operating at a private university campus, police said several students had escaped soon after learning drug tests were carried out in the university. Officials said at least 50 students were under their radar, many of whom either fled or began consuming excess water to dilute traces before drug testing.
So far, eight out of 28 students tested have returned positive for drug use. “These 28 had made several transactions with the accused,” an official told Deccan Chronicle.
According to investigators, the network pushed OG weed, ganja and MDMA through courier parcels and local contacts. Parcels were traced to Rajesh Enterprises (Sree Maruti Couriers) during the Malnadu Restaurant case. OG weed, bought for around Rs 30,000 per ounce in Delhi, was sold at Rs 2,500 per gram in Hyderabad, with some students reportedly spending up to Rs 2,500 a day.
While reports claimed drugs worth Rs 100 crore were procured in the span of two years, officials have denied this claim. “There are a lot of transactions traced to several individuals. We are yet to ascertain the exact amount.”
Officials criticised the university for not conducting hostel checks and courier services due to lapses in parcel screening. They also said that some security staff from the university are known to be involved in the easy clearance of such parcels to students. “A lab assistant from the university has also been identified as a consumer, procuring drugs from the same racket. We are investigating further and holding meetings with the university,” the official said.
On August 25, the EAGLE team raided a flat in Shivalayam Colony in Suraram and seized 1.15 kg of ganja, 47 g of OG weed, 28 packing pouches, a weighing machine and several mobile phones. Four persons were arrested: Nevelle Tongbram, who managed storage and payments; Ambati Ganesh, responsible for repackaging; Boosa Shiva Kumar, a ganja supplier from Bidar; and Mohd Ashar Jawed Khan, a campus distributor who sourced drugs from Delhi and Gurugram.
