Hyderabad, Feb. 17 -- An auto driver was arrested for cultivating ganja in his flat in Hyderabad's Venkatgiri area on Sunday, February 17.

The accused has been identified as Mahmood Ali. The Jubilee Hills police reached the spot after being tipped off by a neighbour. Speaking to Siasat.com the Jubilee Hills police said, "Ali was previously a ganja consumer and over time he gathered seeds of the substance and began cultivating ganja in his flat."

Ali has been arrested under sections 8 and 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

Earlier this month, police arrested a 34-year-old man was arrested for ganja peddling and seized 200 kilograms of the drug. On specific information, the task force southeast team apprehend...