Man arrested for selling ‘Ganja Kulfi’, 2 on the run

HYDERABAD: Excise enforcement sleuthson Thursday arrested a sweet maker for making ‘

ganja

kulfi’ and selling them tocollege students in the city. The accused, identified as B Shivlal Singh, 46, a resident of

Aramghar

colony,

Dhoolpet

, was caught while trying to sell the cannabis-laced

kulfi

during Holi.

In lieu of the Holi festivities, excise deputy commissioner

C Vivekananda Reddy

had asked his staff members to step up the vigil on people selling and consuming narcotics in Dhoolpet and Begum Bazaar.

“On Thursday morning, we arrested sweet makers and siezed 10.5 kg wet and dry ganja. He was in the process of making ganja kulfi in order to sell it to Holi revellers. He had also prepared Rabdi sweet and had prepared a wet mix of ganja powder as well,” assistant excise superintendent N Anji Reddy said.

Two more accused — Rohan alias Chotu, 20, and Santosh aka Tikolo, 22 — both residents of Balramgally, are absconding. The main accused was arrested and handed over to Dhoolpet prohibition and excise station along with the seized contraband.

N Anji Reddy told TOI, “The accused makes ganja kulfi during Sundays and festival days. He sells them at the rate of ?100. There are several students, particularly those from engineering and management colleges, addicted to it. He regularly makes kulfi and addscooked ganja powder to it. He then refrigerates it. He has several regular customers who buy his products.”

Excise sleuths said ganja sweet, ganja chocolates and ganja kulfi are easily sold to customers with minimal risk of being caught. Anji Reddy said, “Previously at Secunderabad, one

Narayan Pandey

, a resident of Kalasiguda area, near Manju Talkies, was caught for making ganja sweets. Hewas later produced in court and subsequently convicted.”