{
  "id": 5993599,
  "title": "Four ganja peddlers who attacked police arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/four-ganja-peddlers-who-attacked-police-arrested",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T15:01:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/four-ganja-peddlers-who-attacked-police-arrested/article71435786.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police in the Krishna and East Godavari districts have apprehended a gang of four ganja peddlers accused of assaulting officers. The Kankipadu police detained A. Avinad, who allegedly assaulted constable D. Srinu after being intercepted near Manikonda village. Avinad sustained gunshot injuries to both legs when the police responded with gunfire; he was hospitalized and subsequently appeared in court, as reported by Gudivada Deputy Superintendent of Police P. Srinivas. The Devarapalli police in East Godavari district arrested the remaining members of the gang—Charan, Prabhu, and Chinna—after they attacked officers during a vehicle inspection within the district's jurisdiction. Armed Reserve Police Constable V. Venkateswara Rao, who was injured in the altercation, is receiving medical treatment at a local hospital, according to Mr. Ashok Kumar, the Eluru Range IGP. Both incidents are currently under investigation, the IGP confirmed.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Four ganja peddlers arrested in Krishna and East Godavari districts.",
    "A. Avinad assaulted constable D. Srinu, sustaining gunshot wounds.",
    "Charan, Prabhu, and Chinna attacked officers during vehicle inspection."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}