Hyderabad police seize gutka worth Rs 1 crore in separate cases, 6 arrested

HYDERABAD: City police nabbed six persons in two different cases where in they were involved in procuring and distribution of banned gutka on Saturday. In these cases, police seized gutka worth Rs 1 crore.
Police said that in one of the two cases, they laid a trap at Shahinayathgunj and intercepted a lorry which was carrying gutka worth Rs 71 lakh.
Pratap Kumar Bhaskar, owner of Nav Bharath Road Lines (NBRL); Amit Anil Yadav, who is the loading and unloading incharge at NBRL; and Mohan Raghoba, godown incharge were those arrested.
Officials said that the consignment came to Hyderabad from Delhi. Gutka hidden underneath various household articles. The accused managed to evade the security officials surveillance enroute since they were hidden by creating partitions in the lorry.
Police said that they nabbed the transporters and are still investigating who the actual receiver of the consignment is.
Pratap, who is a native of Uttarakhand, moved to Hyderabad three years ago and started transport business.
In an another case, police said that they nabbed Mohammed Azam, Abu Bakar Zumbali and Omer Bin Ali from different parts of Old City. Police seized gutka worth Rs 30 lakhs from them. Till June 8, in the last two years, Task Force sleuths have seized gutka worth Rs 4.18 crore.
Hyderabad police commissioner Anjani Kumar said that people who want to share information on gutka, gambling, and other illegal activities can call the police on 9490616555.