Man held for possession of 300 kg gutka near Katpadi

A 37-year-old antheral was arrested by Virinchipuram constabulary adjacent Katpadi successful Vellore aft the constabulary seized 300 kg of gutka successful a SUV during a conveyance cheque connected Saturday.

Police said the arrested idiosyncratic was identified arsenic K. Arsuram, a autochthonal of Rajasthan. Initial enquiry revealed that based connected orders of N.U. Sivaraman, SP (Vellore), a peculiar squad conducted a astonishment cheque astatine Anmudi colony adjacent Katpadi connected Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 48).

When the constabulary stopped a SUV and checked the vehicle, they recovered 300 kg of gutka successful them. They arrested Arsuram, who was coming from Bengaluru to present the consignment to traders successful Vellore and adjoining towns. A lawsuit was registered by Virinchipuram police. The arrested idiosyncratic was lodged astatine Central Prison successful Vellore. A probe is nether way.