One held for cultivating cannabis on ‘FRA land’
Police in Adilabad arrested a 33-year-old man for cultivating cannabis on land registered under the Forest Rights Act. The seized plants, grown as an intercrop with cotton, are valued at approximately ₹12.50 lakh.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the illegal use of agricultural land for narcotics production and the challenges of monitoring land use in rural areas.
The Nerandigonda police in Adilabad district on Wednesday seized around 125 cannabis (ganja) plants allegedly grown as an intercrop among cotton plants at Boragaon village and arrested a 33-year-old man.
The seized plants were estimated to be worth around ₹12.50 lakh.
The accused, Ade Kapil, allegedly cultivated the banned crop on 3.7 acres of land. The title deed for the land is in the name of his wife under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), police said.
According to the police, the accused admitted to growing cannabis without his wife’s knowledge to make quick money as the income from the farm was insufficient to support his family.
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