New Delhi, March 4 -- Abhay Singh, widely known as IIT Baba, was briefly detained by Jaipur Police on Monday after being found in possession of ganja (cannabis), according to Hindustan Times. He was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act but was released on bail as the amount recovered-just two grams-was below the legal threshold for serious charges.

Police officials claim they were initially responding to a report from the control room about a suicide attempt at Riddhi Siddhi Park Classic Hotel. However, upon arrival, they discovered IIT Baba in his room, allegedly under the influence of cannabis.

IPS officer Aditya Kakre of Mansarovar Police Station later told IANS that the suicide claim had not been ve...