Mangaluru Ganja Case: Police arrested 10 people include doctors, students

Mangaluru Ganja Case: A case of high-profile ganja smuggling took place in Mangalore and the police arrested 10 people including doctors and students. 10 including doctors, medical and dental students have been arrested on the charges of peddling ganja and consumption. Mangaluru Ganja Case: Police arrested 10 people include doctors, students.

Five men and four women are arrested out of which one each are from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, two each hail from Kerala, Punjab and Delhi and one local. Among the ten arrested, there are students, doctors of medical and dental colleges. They were pursuing their under-graduation and post-graduation.

Four women were pursuing MBBS and BDS final year. Among the five men, two are medical officers and three are students pursuing Earlier on January 8, an accused identified as Neil Kishorilal Ramji Shah (35) was arrested from Bunts Hostel. He is an overseas citizen of Indian origin. He had possessed ganja in his flat and was trying to sell it to locals and students.

Police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said, “Neil is a UK citizen and overseas citizen of India living in Mangaluru for the past 15 years. He was pursuing his studies in a dental college and in the past 15 years, he had not completed his education. After a detailed probe Neil, the other nine were arrested. Ganja was also seized from their possession. We have evidence of peddling and consumption.”

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Police seized 2 kilos of ganja worth Rs 50,000, two mobile phones, and Rs 7,000 cash all together worth Rs 78,000. He purchased ganja from Visakhapatnam. The nine accused were produced to the court. They were later sent to two-day police custody.  

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