Ten-member ganja-consuming gang arrested
The Hindu
Of the ten, three are minors.
The district Police arrested a ten-member ganja (Cannabis) peddling and consuming gang at Recharla village in the district and seized 2.5kg of ganja from them.
The accused, all natives of West Godavari district, were procuring ganja from a smuggler, G. Sandeep, of Timmapuram village in the district. Another person of Rajamahendravaram was supplying the contraband to the gang, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Rahul Dev Sharma.
“Of the total ten-member gang, three were minors, and the remaining were pursuing intermediate and degree in the local colleges. A detailed investigation is on,” the SP told The Hindu on Tuesday.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists