Police in Tiruchirappalli arrested a 25-year-old man from Kurumbapatti in Dindigul district on Thursday, 5 November 2026, on suspicion of selling narcotic pills.[1] Officers from the Ponmalai police station area acted on a tip-off received that Thursday afternoon that narcotic pills were being sold in their jurisdiction.[1]

A police party led by inspector Mahendran carried out a check and questioned the man as he stood looking suspicious at Asath Nagar in Senthaneerpuram.[1] The questioning established that he is S. Aravind, 25, a resident of Kurumbapatti in Dindigul district, and that he was selling narcotic pills.[1]

Police then arrested him and seized 380 narcotic pills, ganja and a knife from him.[1]