Pune: Pune city police constable Nitin Shinde, posted with the Vishrambaug traffic division for the past one-and-a-half years, was arrested by Telangana police with 12 kg of marijuana last week.
From Odisha, he travelled to Telangana’s Warangal district carrying 12 kg of marijuana. Police apprehended him and searched his bag, recovering 12 kg of ganja.
Shinde had gone to Odisha after securing sick leave, according to police. After learning about his arrest by Telangana police, Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar suspended him with immediate effect. Preparations are also underway to dismiss him from service. Warangal district police received information that a man was standing at a bus stop with a large quantity of ganja. During questioning, Warangal police learnt that the arrested man was a constable with Pune city police. A case has been registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Nekkonda police station in Warangal district.