Nathavaram police have arrested eight individuals, including a Bengaluru software engineer, for smuggling high-quality Sheelavathi strain cannabis from Narsipatnam to Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. The operation, led by ‘lady don’ Gade Renuka, involved procuring ganja from Odisha and distributing it, marking a potential first for smuggling to Sri Lanka via the Andhra-Odisha border.

Right-wing activists disrupted a birthday party in Bareilly, accusing attendees of “love jihad.” Police fined 2 youths and a restaurant staffer for “disturbing the peace.”

Officials said that these leaders have been placed under house arrest after they expressed solidarity with students planning a peaceful protest at Gupkar Road.