108 students caught at unauthorised farmhouse party, 4 test positive for drugs in Telangana

Hyderabad: Telangana Police busted an unauthorised pool party at a farmhouse within the Chevella Police Station limits on Friday night.

Police found 108 students, including 37 girls, consuming liquor at the party, which was held without the required permission. Four persons tested positive for Ganja (Cannabis) consumption during drug screening tests.

The students were pursuing BBA and engineering courses at ICFAI and IBS colleges near Hyderabad.

Acting on credible information, Chevella Police and the Special Operations Team (SOT) under the Future City Police Commissionerate, Telangana, jointly raided the LG Farmhouse in Kammeta village, Chevella. The students were partying in the farmhouse without any permission.

Police also conducted drug screening tests, during which four persons tested positive for cannabis consumption.

During the operation, police seized 15 grams of ganja, 7 cars, 3 motorcycles and 70 mobile phones from the farmhouse.

Police registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Excise Act against organiser.

Police said students tested with positive of ganja consumption had been directed to attend a de-addiction programme.

In a statement, the Chevella Police Station Inspector K Narendra Reddy said police registered a case in connection with the incident and that a detailed investigation was underway.

According to media reports, the organiser, a 24-year-old, has collected Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 from each person for the pool party in the farmhouse.