Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Aug 20: Four college students, who had hired a room in a lodge in the city, were arrested by the local police on the night of Thursday August 18. The policemen confiscated 100.2 grams of hemp (ganja), Rs 5,390 in cash, in addition to six mobile phones from their possession. The value of ganja recovered from them has been put at Rs 2,500.
The arrested students are, Seeyar, Mohammed Rishin, Munsheer, and Rashid. They have been booked under various sections of the Intoxicating Substances Act. They were produced in the court. Reportedly, one of the accused, Seeyar, told the policemen that the ganja in their possession was supplied by a person named Jason. At the same time, he feigned ignorance about the whereabouts or address of Jason.
It is learnt that all the above students hail from Kerala. The raid, conducted with the support of the policemen of Barke police station in the city, was led by assistant commissioner of police (city central division), Ravindra Gadadi.