Gutkha, tobacco products seized in Erode

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The territory constabulary seized banned gutkha and baccy products weighing astir 150 kg and arrested 1 idiosyncratic present connected Tuesday (January 20, 2026).

Acting connected circumstantial intelligence, a peculiar squad from the Sathyamangalam Police Station conducted a raid astatine a rented location successful the Asari Pallam area, wherever banned products had been stocked for sale. The accused was identified arsenic Bhagavan Singh (31) a nonmigratory of Sathyamangalam.

Police besides seized a two-wheeler that was allegedly utilized to transport the banned products. A lawsuit was registered, and the accused was produced earlier a tribunal and remanded to judicial custody.

In a property release, Superintendent of Police A. Sujatha said that strict ineligible enactment would beryllium taken against those progressive successful akin offences.

Published - January 21, 2026 05:39 p.m. IST

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