Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Apr 29: Policemen of district crime and intelligence bureau arrested two persons who were trying to sell ganja to students and youngsters at Manipal. The two had parked their two-wheeler by the side of a road leading to Manipal Institute of Technolocy at Manipal, and were trying to sell ganja, when the policemen swooped on them and seized ganja, cash, and two-wheelers from their possession.
The arrests were made on Tuesday April 28. The ganja peddlers have been identified as Ranjith (23), and Shivaraj Acharya (19) from Mattar in Shirva village. 1,240 grams of ganja was seized from their possession, which has been valued at Rs 38,000. Cash amounting to Rs 1,390, two cell phones, and two motor bikes were also confiscated from their possession. The total value of goods so seized have been put at Rs 1.37 lacs.
DCIB inspector, T R Jaishankar, acting on reliable information he gathered, conducted this raid under the guidance of additional superintendent of police, Santosh Kumar, and the directions of district superintendent of police, Annamalai K.