Secunderabad trio, local supplier held with 2kg ganja
The accused, all residents of Secunderabad, were found carrying 1.8kg ganja. A follow-up led to the arrest of their Nagpur-based supplier.
The patrol team flagged the trio to stop after spotting them loitering in a zone known for high footfall but no late-night activity. When stopped and questioned, the men gave their names as Michael Jacob Harry Anthony (32), Saikumar Kashipatti Anutulla (32), and Deepak Narendra Katti (23) all of whom hail from Chacha Nehru Nagar, Bansalpeth, Secunderabad, Telangana.
Their bags were searched on the spot. One contained a tightly wrapped haul of ganja, weighing nearly 1.8 kg. The men offered no resistance. During questioning, they immediately revealed their identity and the name of their supplier, Mohammad Sadiq Mohammad Rauf (43), a resident of Satranjipura, opposite Badi Masjid, in Nagpur's Lakadganj area.
Based on the input, Sadiq was picked up from his residence. Police also recovered three mobile phones used in the transaction and a travel bag, together worth Rs92,360.
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Preliminary checks suggest the accused entered the city recently and were attempting to push the consignment to smaller peddlers operating in east Nagpur.
Senior PI Pankaj Bondse from the Pratap Nagar police station told TOI that the supplier picked up ganja from another one from Mominpura. "They are not highly educated. One of these is illiterate, while the others have studied till 7th and 9th grade," he said and added that they are newbies and have a clean record.
All four have been charged under Sections 8(a), 20(b), and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. They have been handed over to Pratap Nagar police for further legal action.
The operation was led by PI Amol Deshmukh and PSI Sachin Bhonde, under the supervision of Additional CP (Crime) Vasant Pardeshi, DCP (Detection) Rahul Maknikar, and ACP Abhijit Patil. Further investigation is on to trace the source of the supply chain and identify more local links. Police suspect that it wasn't the gang's first drop in the city.
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