3 Including medical student using hi-tech agricultural techniques to grow ganja at home, arrested
According to police, Vighnaraj used advanced farming techniques to grow cannabis at home and then sell it to students at other colleges.
Karnataka: Shivamogga Police have arrested three individuals for their involvement in growing and selling cannabis. The arrested persons have been identified as Vighnaraj, Pandidorai and Vinod Kumar. According to police, Vighnaraj, a student at a private medical college, used advanced farming techniques to grow cannabis at home and then sell it to students at other colleges. During the investigation, the police seized several items related to the illegal activity, including 227 grams of cannabis, 1.53 grams of raw ganja, 10 grams of charas, a vial of ganja seeds and other materials used in the production of contraband .
Karnataka | Three individuals, identified as Vighnaraj, Pandidorai and Vinod Kumar, were arrested for growing and selling cannabis. Vighnaraj, a student of a private medical college, grew cannabis at home through hi-tech farming and sold it to other students. 227… pic.twitter.com/hpVrBaHx77
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A case against the accused has been registered at Shivamogga Rural Police Station under the relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Further research is underway.
Not the first incident of illegal cannabis cultivation at home
This isn’t the first incident of cannabis growing at home. In an earlier incident last month in Hyderabad, a Ganja addict was arrested for growing cannabis on his terrace. Police found and destroyed 11 marijuana plants, along with seeds and wrappers in his possession.
Similarly, in Vadodara, a 59-year-old man named Sohanlal Vishwakarma was arrested for growing cannabis on the terrace of his house. Police recovered two plants weighing 407 grams, worth Rs 4,070, based on a tip received by the police station about cannabis cultivation in Navinagri near Kalyannagar.
“We had received a tip about growing cannabis. When we entered the house, we found that the two plants were growing in the courtyard. We seized the plants and also arrested the defendants,” Inspector RG Jadeja of Sayajigunj Police Station said Vishwakarma will appear in court on Thursday.
Is weed or marijuana legal in India?
The NDPS law prohibits the sale and production of cannabis resin and flowers, but the use of cannabis leaves and seeds is permitted, with states having the authority to regulate and set their own rules. If a person is found in possession of any of these parts of the cannabis plant, they may be arrested.