Warangal: Task Force and Elkaturthi police, in a collaborative effort, apprehended two members from the five-member gang involved in smuggling ganja from Andhra Pradesh to Maharashtra. The arrested individuals were identified as Koli Raja Verma, aged 23, hailing from Woon in District Khargaon, Madhya Pradesh, and Partil Namdev, aged 51, belonging to the Devre caste and residing in Akuldeda, Jalgaon District, Maharashtra. They were found in possession of three hundred kilograms of ganja valued at Rs. 75 lakh.
Warangal Police Commissioner Mr. Amber Kishore Jha shared the details of the operation. The remaining members of the gang, Rahul Sabule, Shubham Gothiram Sabule, and Seshukumar, are currently evading arrest. These fugitives are driven by the prospect of easy gains through their illicit ganja smuggling operation. To avoid detection, they ingeniously concealed the ganja packets on the roof of a house, disguising them as ordinary roofing material. Acting on a tip-off, the police conducted a thorough inspection at the Penchikalapet checkpoint during the Telangana Assembly elections. It was during this scrutiny that the discrepancies in the vehicle’s registration details raised suspicion. Upon closer examination of the Decium vehicle, the police made the astonishing discovery of concealed ganja packets on the roof of the shed.
The successful operation was led by Task Force ACP Madhusudan, along with the commendable efforts of Kazipet ACP P. David Raj, Task Force Inspector Pendyala Devender, Elkaturthi Circle Inspector Sanjeev, Elkaturthi S. I Raj Kumar, and Task Force S. Commissioner of Police Warangal extended his congratulations to the team. Special mention goes to I Sarath Kumar, AAO Salman Pasha, Task Force Staff Head Constable Ashok, Swarnalatha, Constables Satyanarayana, Dayasagar, Kiran, Karunakar, Sambaraju, Gautham, Satish Kumar, Nagaraju, Shravana Kumar, and the diligent staff at Elkaturthi police station.
Our Citizen Reporter
Bharat Reddy
Telangana
