Two held with 2.2 kg ganja in Karimnagar's Rekurthi
Kothapalli police arrested Mohammed Munna and Mohammed Sharuk of Rekurthi for allegedly bringing 2.2 kg of ganja from Nagpur to sell in Karimnagar. Officers caught them along the canal near Sammakka Gaddela, seized the ganja and cell phones, and sent them to remand.
🇮🇳 Canal near Sammakka Gaddela, Rekurthi, Karimnagar district, Telangana · India
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Arrested
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Cannabis
2.2 kg
Kothapalli police arrested two men who were selling ganja and sent them to
remand.[1][2][3] Police identified them as Mohammed Munna and Mohammed Sharuk of
Shekhabi Colony in Rekurthi.[1][3] Police said the pair had for some time been
buying ganja cheaply in Maharashtra and other states and bringing it to
Karimnagar.[1][2][3]
Police said they repacked the ganja into small packets and sold it at high
prices to students and others for illegal profit.[1] About 15 days earlier the
men went to Nagpur in Maharashtra and bought 2.2 kg of ganja at Rs 20,000 per kg
from unidentified persons.[1][2] They brought it to Rekurthi and prepared to sell
it at Rs 50,000 per kg.[1][3] Kothapalli Sub-Inspector Sambamurthy and his staff
spotted them carrying ganja along the canal near Sammakka Gaddela while on
patrol.[1][2]
The men tried to flee on seeing police but were caught and searched, and
officers found 2.2 kg of ganja in their bag.[1][3] Officers conducted a
panchanama before witnesses and seized the ganja along with cell phones.[1][2][3] A
case was registered at Kothapalli police station and the accused were remanded
after arrest, according to SHO Billa Koteshwar.[1][2][3]
The article gives no separate date for the patrol and arrest; 3 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in English and Telugu.
No number of seized cell phones was published, so no phone count is recorded.
No court outcome beyond remand was reported.
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The new source describes the accused only as residents of Rekurthi, while the existing report specifies Shekhabi Colony in Rekurthi from its earlier sources.
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