75-year-old woman held with 179 g of ganja in Fateh Nagar
Telangana's EAGLE Force arrested 75-year-old Shaik Jathen Bee for selling marijuana from her house in LBS Nagar, Fateh Nagar, and seized 179.1 grams. Officers identified 70 suspected consumers, sent 65 to rehabilitation, and registered a case under the NDPS Act.
🇮🇳 LBS Nagar, Fateh Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana · India
Telangana’s EAGLE Force arrested 75-year-old Shaik Jathen Bee for allegedly
selling marijuana from her house in LBS Nagar, Fateh Nagar, Hyderabad.[1]The
Hyderabad Narcotics Police Station team searched the residence and seized 41
small packets containing 179.1 grams of marijuana, Rs 43,340 in cash and a
mobile phone.[1]She sold the marijuana in small packets to customers who came
to the house.[1]Cases were registered against 70 people who were buying ganja
from the woman arrested in Fatehnagar.[2]
Of the 70 suspected consumers identified, 66 tested positive for THC in medical
examinations, and three were juveniles.[1]Police handed 65 of the consumers
to rehabilitation centres: 45 to Gandhi Rehab Centre, 15 to Amangal Rehab Centre
and five to Kothur Rehab Centre.[1]The juveniles were dealt with through the
appropriate legal process and referred for de-addiction treatment and
rehabilitation.[1]
The case was registered as Crime No. 23/2026 under sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(A)
and 27(b) of the NDPS Act and section 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act.[3]Police said Shaik Jathen Bee had seven earlier NDPS cases between 2017 and 2025
in the Balanagar, Sanath Nagar, Begumpet and Ameerpet excise limits.[1]Investigators were trying to trace five suspected associates and the source of
the marijuana.[1]
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The Hinduthehindu.com75-year-old woman arrested for selling marijuana in Fateh Nagar
ETV Bharatetvbharat.comTEమత్తు ముఠాల వెన్నులో వణుకు పుట్టిస్తోన్న 'ఈగల్' - 'ఫాలో ద మనీ'తో రూ.100 కోట్ల ఆస్తుల జప్తు
NewsMeternewsmeter.inHyderabad: 70 ganja consumers traced to 75-year-old woman’s house; 3 juveniles among them
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Neither The Hindu nor NewsMeter gives a day for the search separate from publication; 26 October 2026 is used as the incident date.
ETV Bharat says cases were registered against 70 buyers; The Hindu and NewsMeter say 70 suspected consumers were identified, of whom 66 tested positive and 65 were sent to rehabilitation.
No court outcome is reported.
The same roundup describes a separate Balanagar seizure of 10 grams of ganja and a Rs 100 crore asset total since 2024 across narcotics cases; those are left out of this report.
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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.
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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.
