Kumram Bheem Asifabad police have arrested three persons for cultivating banned ganja plants in Sirpur (U) mandal. Raids led by SP Nitika Pant resulted in the seizure of 460 plants valued at Rs 41.2 lakh.
The Kumram Bheem Asifabad police department will provide free 90‑day coaching to 160 candidates selected through an examination. SP Nitika Pant said the programme, beginning August 31, will cover physical efficiency, written tests, and other aspects of recruitment, with food and accommodation offered free of cost.
Unidentified persons allegedly broke into former ZPTC member Nereti Sathyanarayana’s house in Sirpur (T) and stole 8.5 tolas of gold, Rs 2.80 lakh cash and silver ornaments. Police registered a case, examined CCTV footage and formed special teams to nab the offenders
Kumram Bheem Asifabad police arrested two men for smuggling spurious cotton seeds in Sirpur (U) mandal. Over 5 quintals of seeds were seized from their possession, which were stored at one of the accused’s residences.
Villagers from Penchikalpet mandal in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district have accused a computer operator of collecting Rs 26 lakh in bribes for land titles and partitioning of assets on the Bhu Bharati portal. The accused is said to have cheated many more applicants and faced similar corruption charges earlier at Rebbena MRO’s office.
Five persons were arrested in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district for allegedly organising banned online betting near Ainam village in Dahegaon mandal. Police seized five mobile phones and Rs 65,270 in cash. The accused were luring the public with promises of high returns through Rs 1,000 tokens and posting betting details on social media.
A farmer from Kolamchichpalli village in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district, was arrested for illegally cultivating cannabis as an intercrop in his cotton field. Acting on a tip-off, police seized 380 plants
Asifabad police, with the help of locals laid a 9.5 km gravel road between Maoist-affected Lendiguda and Chorupalli and from Punaguda to Chorupalli in Lingapur mandal.
