Telangana farmer gets 10-year jail term for growing cannabis
Jadhav Thirupathi was found cultivating 200 cannabis plants in his field in October 2021
Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A court in Asifabad on Thursday convicted and sentenced a man to 10 years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh for growing banned ganja crop.
Kumram Bheem Asifabad district sessions court judge MV Ramesh delivered the verdict awarding the term and fine against Jadhav Thirupathi from Kishannaik thanda, a hamlet under Chintakarra village in Jainoor mandal, after finding him guilty of raising the crop in his agriculture field.
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Thirupathi was growing 200 cannabis plants in his field, when police conducted a raid on the farm following a tip off on October 2, 2021.
A case was registered against him. The then Jainoor Sub-Inspector Ch Thirupathi took up an investigation. He filed a chargesheet, establishing the offence of the accused person before the court.
In the meantime, Superintendent of Police DV Srinivasa Rao commended Asifabad DSP P Sadaiah, Jainoor Inspector Anjaiah and Sub-Inspector Sandeep for getting the conviction.
