Two arrested for selling marijuana in Patancheru

According to police reports, two individuals, Sanchit Roy, 50, and Mahesh Kumar, 32, have been arrested for selling marijuana in Patancheru. The arrest took place near a dairy farm in Kardanoor village on Saturday, October 31, by the EAGLE Force along with local police. The duo were accused of selling 1.150 kg of marijuana, worth ₹57,000, to local laborers.

Both suspects are natives of Patna, Bihar. Roy had been working at Govind Rao Dairy Farm for three years, earning ₹20,000 monthly, while Kumar, a security guard at Devi Parking Yard, had moved to Hyderabad two years ago and allegedly assisted Roy in selling marijuana for the past year. The investigation revealed that Roy developed a habit of consuming marijuana in Bihar and began procuring the drug from Kishan Singh, a resident of Dhoolpet, who supplied it to him.

Roy would then divide the drug into five-gram packets and sell each one for ₹300, with Kumar's help. Over the past year, Roy reportedly became a known peddler, with around 20 to 30 people approaching him daily, and the number increasing to 50 to 60 on Sundays. During the raid, the police identified four additional consumers, bringing the total to 5 individuals apprehended. The alleged supplier, Kishan Singh, is still at large, and efforts are underway to locate him.