HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath said the contempt cases against him arose from action taken against alleged land encroachers. Responding to the Telangana High Court's observations, he alleged that courts had been misled with false information and reaffirmed his faith in the judiciary.
The Telangana High Court observed that HYDRAA cannot act beyond powers granted under law or enter private property without authority. While disposing of contempt cases, the Court directed the agency not to interfere with a petitioner's land and stressed adherence to legal limits.
The Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement raided a pub at Jubilee Hills and caught three persons who had consumed drugs. In another case, the team arrested two peddlers with MDMA, cocaine, hydroponic ganja, and LSD procured from Kerala
