Ganja Worth Rs. 1.19 Crore Seized, Five People Arrested
Hyderabad: The sleuths of the Market police station, Secunderabad on Wednesday caught one person who was selling ganja and seized 185 gm of the contraband from him.
The arrested person Nurnabi Shaik (24) of Monda Market and a native of West Bengal, was procuring the contraband from Suri alias Sai, a resident of Dhoolpet, and selling it, said DCP (North), Chandana Deepthi.
On information, a team from the Market police station caught him near the Gandhi statue in Monda Market and seized ganja from him. A case under NDPS Act is registered against him.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.