
Hyderabad: The prohibition and excise department officials caught a man who was allegedly smuggling ganja and seized 20.6 kilograms of ganja from him.
On a tip-off, the sleuths caught Jalaluddin Siddiqui, a resident of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, while he was on his way to his native place in his car carrying the consignment. Jalaluddin worked at a private company, and as his earnings were not sufficient, he began smuggling ganja and selling business.
Jalaluddin had gone to Siliguri and purchased the ganja from a woman, Laxmi Bai, he was on his way to Aurangabad when, on information, the enforcement team caught him at Putohreddypalli in Sangareddy district.
A case is booked against Jalaluddin and Laxmi Bai, who are absconding.