Man arrested for selling ganja near Poochiyur

Police arrested a youth who was storing and selling ganja at Poochiyur and about 550 grams of ganja was also seized.


Coimbatore: On receiving a tip off that ganja was being sold in areas under Periyanaickenpalayam police limits, police intensified patrolling in Periyanaickenpalayam areas.

Accordingly, a police team led by Periyanayakanpalayam police sub-inspector Murali conducted patrolling at Poochiyur near Narasimhanaickenpalayam yesterday.

A young Vikram of Dindigul, who was standing there in a suspicious manner was interrogated.

Interrogation revealed that he was currently staying at Kavundampalayam in Coimbatore and was involved in the sale of ganja.

Periyanayakanpalayam police arrested Vikram and also seized 550 grams of ganja from him. Later, Vikram was produced in court and remanded in custody.

Newsletter

AJK College Hosts Workshop on Building Resilient Systems

The Department of Computer Science with Data Analytics at AJK College of Arts and Science conducted a workshop on "Build...

Construction worker sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting 9-year-old girl

A 50-year-old construction worker from Kangeyam, Tirupur district, was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment fo...

Bomb Threat Email Sent to Coimbatore International Airport, Confirmed as Hoax

An unknown person sent a bomb threat email to Coimbatore International Airport on Tuesday night. CISF's Bomb Detection a...

EASA College Student Wins First Place in Tamil Oratory Competition

G. Santhapandi, a second-year ECE student from EASA College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, secured first pla...

Farmers Protest Against Substation and High-Tension Tower Projects Near Tirupur

Over 100 farmers and villagers staged a demonstration in front of the District Collector's office in Tirupur, demanding...

Millions of Liters of Water Wasted as Tirupur's Fourth Joint Drinking Water Scheme Pipeline Bursts

A burst pipeline in Tirupur's Fourth Joint Drinking Water Scheme has been wasting millions of liters of water for three...