Inside Hyderabad farmhouse: Surprise raid exposes politicians, businessmen at drug party

HYDERABAD: A time aft erstwhile BRS MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy allegedly tested affirmative for cause depletion during a astonishment raid astatine his farmhouse successful Moinabad, investigators recovered that Putta Mahesh Kumar, the TDP MP from Eluru successful Andhra Pradesh, besides tested affirmative successful the preliminary cause screening, according to quality bureau ANI.The alleged cause party, attended by politicians and businessmen, was busted precocious Saturday nighttime erstwhile the Telangana police’s Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) carried retired a astonishment raid astatine the farmhouse successful Moinabad successful Rangareddy district.Party wrong the farmhouseVisuals from the spot amusement a ample gated entranceway starring into the farmhouse compound. Investigators said astir 10 radical were contiguous astatine the farmhouse erstwhile the squad arrived astatine astir 9.30 p.m. pursuing a tip-off astir a gathering involving narcotics.

Those contiguous included Rohit Reddy, MP Putta Mahesh Kumar, businessmen and associates.

According to police, the guests were partying wrong the farmhouse premises, with vehicles parked crossed the introduction and parking area. During the search, officers recovered astir 2 grams of 'cocaine'.Officials besides conducted on-the-spot narcotics screening tests connected the radical present.

Drug trial resultsPolice said to quality bureau ANI, 5 of the 10 radical tested affirmative successful the preliminary cause screening.

Those who reportedly tested affirmative include:

All the individuals person been sent for confirmatory laboratory tests, officials said, adding that ineligible enactment volition beryllium connected the last reports.

Gunshot during raidThe raid besides witnessed a melodramatic infinitesimal erstwhile Namit Sharma, a Delhi-based existent property businessman contiguous astatine the party, allegedly fired a circular from a pistol aft the constabulary squad arrived.According to police, the firearm belongs to Ritesh Reddy, the younger member of Rohit Reddy, and holds a valid licence.

However, officers said it was Sharma who fired the changeable erstwhile the constabulary entered the premises.Resistance astatine gateSources successful the constabulary said the EAGLE squad initially faced absorption portion trying to participate the farmhouse. Security unit astatine the spot allegedly delayed the officers’ entry, forcing the squad to telephone for assistance from a Special Operations Team earlier gaining access.

Once inside, the squad detained the radical and began searches crossed the farmhouse premises.High-profile gatheringOfficials said those contiguous astatine the enactment included nationalist representatives, existent property businessmen and different businesspersons. Among the 10 attendees were 9 men and 1 woman.Police confirmed that further probe into the lawsuit has been handed implicit to section authorities since the quantity of drugs recovered falls nether the class of “small quantity” nether narcotics laws.Farmhouse backmost successful spotlightThe Moinabad farmhouse has antecedently figured successful a high-profile governmental controversy.

In October 2022, constabulary had raided the aforesaid spot pursuing a ailment by Rohit Reddy and arrested 3 persons successful an alleged cash-for-defection effort involving ruling BRS legislators.Now, with caller allegations of cause usage emerging from the aforesaid location, investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the gathering and the roles of those present.Police said further enactment volition beryllium decided aft elaborate forensic reports and statements of those detained are examined.(With bureau inputs)