Eight held in Telangana ganja case; 250 g seized at cremation ground
Six people were detained while smoking ganja at a cremation ground near Arlapenta village in Telangana's Bhadradri Kothagudem district on 31 October 2026, and all six tested positive for THC. Questioning led police to two men holding a quarter kilogram of ganja; a Dammapeta court sent the six to a de-addiction centre and remanded the two to custody.
🇮🇳 Arlapenta village, Dammapeta mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana · India
Six people were detained on 31 October 2026 while smoking ganja, the local term
for cannabis, at a cremation ground on the outskirts of Arlapenta village in
Dammapeta mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana.[1]Urine drug
tests on all six were positive for THC, the main psychoactive compound in
cannabis.[1]Questioning led police to two more men, Pottu Saikumar, also
called Sai, of Lankalapalli and Lavudia Chaitanya of Nagupalli, who were found
with cannabis.[1]Disha reported that the two had sold the ganja to the six.[2]Police seized a quarter kilogram of ganja, two mobile phones and a
motorcycle from them and estimated the drug’s value at about Rs 12,500.[1]
All eight were produced before the Dammapeta court on Sunday 1 November 2026.[2]The court ordered the six who had smoked cannabis sent to a de-addiction
centre, while the two found with the drug were remanded to custody.[1]Police
said they were still investigating other people involved in supplying and
selling ganja.[1]
The detentions came during special checks the district police were running as
part of a drive against drugs.[1]Aswaraopeta Circle Inspector Nagaraju took
part in the operation.[1]Officers warned that anyone transporting, selling,
storing or using ganja would face strict legal action and urged young people to
stay away from drugs.[1]The police announced the operation to the media on
Sunday 1 November, Kalam Daily reported.[3]
Photos and video
Lead photograph on the Suryaa report of the Dammapeta case, published under the headline about the six detained at the cremation ground and the two held with ganja; no photographer credit given.Photo details
Suryaa News gives no names or ages for the six sent to the de-addiction centre; Disha describes them as young men.
No charges, legal sections or later court outcome were reported beyond the remand and the de-addiction referral.
Suryaa News says only that the two men were found with ganja, while Disha describes them as the men who sold it to the six.
The Rs 12,500 value is the police estimate; no independent valuation was published.
Disha and Kalam Daily published their own police photographs of the case, which could not be checked against the Suryaa picture, so only one image is listed.
Every account rests on the Dammapeta police version; no independent reporting was found.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Suryaa News: Sub-Inspector B. Rajesh Kumar and his staff found them during a patrol carried out on the orders of district Superintendent of Police B. Rohit Raju and Palvancha Deputy Superintendent R. Satish Kumar.
Kangra district police's CIA team arrested two men from Chamba district with 1.107 kg of charas in the Sokru Dam area of Baijnath. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Baijnath police station, and police said they were questioning the men about the source of the charas and where it was to be supplied.
Police in Sirari bazaar in Bihar's Sheikhpura district seized 150 grams of ganja from a paan stall and arrested Doman Singh, also known as Prabhakar Singh. The stall stands on Purana Station Road within 500 metres of an educational institution, and the station chief said an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act.
Bandipora police arrested two men travelling on a scooty at Gunchipora near Bakshi Bund on 11 November 2026 and recovered 914 grams of a suspected cannabis powder-like substance from them. Police registered FIR No. 244/2026 at Police Station Sumbal under the NDPS Act and said they were investigating the source of the contraband and its supply links.
Police in Station Ghanpur, Jangaon district, Telangana, arrested four men accused of selling dried ganja, including the man who bought some, and seized 40 grams of the drug, a mobile phone and 1,000 rupees in cash. Circle Inspector S. Srinivas said a case was registered against the four and they were remanded to judicial custody.
