- By Aditya Jha
- Mon, 02 Dec 2024 03:00 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Hyderabad News: The Cyberabad Police disrupted a drug party at a hotel and arrested four individuals, including choreographer Kanha Mahanthi, in Madhapur, authorities informed on Monday. The police also seized various drugs at the party organised by architect Priyanka Reddy and Kanha Mahanthi, a well-known choreographer who worked in popular TV shows such as ‘Dhee’, reported Telangana Today.
The police informed that they seized substances such as MDMA, LSD, and charas, valued at Rs 4.18 lakh, from the party and further stated that a resident of Andhra Pradesh introduced the choreographer, a prominent architect from Chandanagar, and a young woman from Gudivada in Krishna district and planned the drug party. The police also said that they sourced the drugs from Bangalore, Bizz Buzz reported.
The police conducted the raid upon receiving a tip-off and seized six mobile phones along with the drugs in the raid. Cases were registered against the people who got detained, and they have been remanded. Despite Telangana government's efforts to transform the state into a drug-free zone, drug seizures continue to occur across various parts of the state.
Telangana Director General of Police Jitender in November directed the Anti-Narcotics Bureau officials to take strict action against the people consuming drugs and also asked them to track the supply of drugs in the state, ANI reported. In a high-profile meeting with top Anti-Narcotics Bureau officials, the DGP emphasised that despite ongoing efforts to control the sale of drugs, strict measures must be taken to curb the supply of these substances across Telangana.
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DGP instructed the officials to intensify their operations and assured them that additional manpower would be deployed to support their efforts. DGP stressed that when suspects are arrested, their entire network should be dismantled. He also pointed out the cases of drug consumption among the foreign tourists. The DGP made it clear that any foreigners found to be involved in suspicious drug-related activities should face deportation.