Three held in Telangana as police use urine kits to catch ganja users
Police in Chandurthi circle, Rajanna Sircilla district, Telangana, detained three people on 30 October 2026 after urine tests indicated they had consumed ganja. Circle Inspector K. Ravinder said the three, from Sanugula and Marupaka villages, were taken to court and would receive counselling and be moved to government rehabilitation centres.
🇮🇳 Sanugula, Chandurthi mandal, Rajanna Sircilla district, Telangana · India
Police in Chandurthi circle, Rajanna Sircilla district, Telangana, detained
three people during checks on 30 October 2026, Circle Inspector K. Ravinder
said.[1]One person from Sanugula village was stopped on the village
outskirts, and two from Marupaka village were stopped at Jammi Gadda in
Sanugula.[2]The police circle covers the mandals, or sub-districts, of
Chandurthi, Rudrangi and Konaraopeta.[1]
Officers tested all three with E-Z Split Key drug screen urine kits, and their
samples came back positive for THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis.[2]Police said the tests established at a preliminary stage that they had
consumed ganja, the local term for cannabis.[1]They were taken into custody
and taken to court for further action.[1]
Ravinder said the police aim was not only to punish ganja users but to bring a
positive change in their lives.[1]Those caught through the tests would
receive special counselling and be moved to government-run rehabilitation
centres, he said.[1]He warned that selling, buying, transporting or consuming
ganja would bring serious legal consequences.[2]He asked residents to report
ganja sales or use to police and said informants’ details would be kept
confidential.[2]
Photos and video
Chandurthi police staff and men detained in the urine-test checks at the circle office, in the lead photograph. Photo: Suryaa NewsPhoto details
Suryaa News dates the checks to Friday 30 October 2026, while HMTV, published on 1 November, says they took place 'yesterday' and that the three were taken to court that day.
The reports give no names, ages or genders for the three people detained.
No cannabis was seized and no weight or quantity was reported; the detentions rest on urine tests.
No charges, court outcome or sentence were reported.
Both accounts rest on the Chandurthi police's press conference; no independent reporting was found.
HMTV's lead image is captioned only 'Chandurthi' and could not be confirmed as showing this event, so only the Suryaa photograph is listed.
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