Two ganja peddlers detained under Goondas Act

Virudhunagar: Two people who were arrested for possession of ganja in Rajapalayam in Jan, were detained under the Goondas Act on Friday.On Jan 27, Rajapalayam South police arrested Krishnaraja, 28, and Saravanakumar, 25, as they were in possession of 11kg of ganja near PSK Nagar bus stop in Rajapalayam. They were subsequently remanded in judicial custody.In an attempt to prevent the duo from becoming involved in such cases in the future, Virudhunagar district superintendent of police (SP) D Kannan made a recommendation to detain Krishnaraja and Saravanakumar under the Goondas Act. Based on the recommendation, Virudhunagar district collector N O Sukhaputra passed the detention order to detain Krishnaraja and Saravanakumar under Goondas Act on Friday.Subsequently, the duo were lodged at Madurai Central Prison.