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A 62-year-old husbandman was arrestedfor cultivating ganja plants successful his farmland astatine Modikuppam colony adjacent Gudiyatham municipality successful Vellore connected Friday.
Police said that based connected a tip-off to Vellore SP A. Mayilvaganan, a hunt was conducted.
The constabulary recovered ganja plants that had grown to a tallness of six feet successful the farmland.
The husbandman cultivated ganja plants successful the mediate of a banana plantation to evade surveillance by residents and police.
Police seized the plants and arrested the farmer, who was identified arsenic B. Kannaiyan. The husbandman told constabulary that helium had been increasing the plants successful his farmland for the past fewer months.
Upon interrogation, he said that helium had been utilizing the ganja leaves successful his nutrient arsenic they person medicinal qualities.
The Gudiyatham Taluk constabulary registered a lawsuit and arrested Kannaiyan, who was remanded successful judicial custody aft being produced earlier a section tribunal successful Vellore.
Initial inquiries revealed that helium had been distributing the caller ganja leaves to immoderate of his friends, escaped of cost.
Kannaiyan told constabulary that helium was not alert that increasing ganja successful the farmland was an offence, adding that helium had ne'er sold the leaves to anyone. A probe is underway.
