Gutkha seller booked under Goondas Act

In what may well be the first instance, the city police have invoked the Goondas Act to detain a pan masala and gutkha peddler, who was arrested last month. A senior police officer told The Hindu, “This is the first time in the State a peddler of pan masala and gutkha has been detained under the Goondas Act. Police said Tiwari was arrested earlier in 2014 by Basin Bridge Police for selling and supplying the banned gutkha and pan masala products laced with ganja. On inspection, police personnel found 100 sachets of ‘mava’ concealed inside the bag. On July 20, a special team led by Flower Bazaar Police Inspector found him moving in a suspicious manner with a bag in his hand near the junction between NSC Bose Road and Govindappa Naicken Street.
In what may well be the first instance, the city police have invoked the Goondas Act to detain a pan masala and gutkha peddler, who was arrested last month. A senior police officer told The Hindu, “This is the first time in the State a peddler of pan masala and gutkha has been detained under the Goondas Act. The detaining authority, the City Police Commissioner, has passed the detention order to prevent the detenue from indulging in further activities since he was already involved in cases of drug peddling including selling ganja.” The detenu has been identified as Ajay Kumar Tiwari, 42, of Madurai Pillai Street, Ayanavaram, who is presently lodged in Central Prison, Puzhal. On July 20, a special team led by Flower Bazaar Police Inspector found him moving in a suspicious manner with a bag in his hand near the junction between NSC Bose Road and Govindappa Naicken Street. On inspection, police personnel found 100 sachets of ‘mava’ concealed inside the bag. Police said Tiwari was arrested earlier in 2014 by Basin Bridge Police for selling and supplying the banned gutkha and pan masala products laced with ganja. , As Reported By Hindu.