As part of the continued crackdown on ganja cultivation, police seized 122 ganja plants during two separate raids in Adilabad district on Friday, estimating their value at around Rs 12.20 lakh.[1]
A raid at Sonpalli village in Ichoda mandal led to the seizure of 98 cannabis plants grown in the backyard of a house belonging to Todasam Muyya, 78, who was booked under the NDPS Act.[1] In the other case, police seized 24 cannabis plants grown in a cotton field at Rampur village in Gadiguda mandal and registered an NDPS case against the cultivator, Gedam Rajeshwar, 38, of Rampur.[1]
Police said they would recommend to the departments concerned that benefits under government schemes be discontinued to the cultivator of the prohibited crop.[1]