Hyderabad, Jan. 22 -- A court in Telangana's Sangareddy district on Wednesday, January 21, sentenced a man to five years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on him for possessing 1.5 kg of ganja.

The convict was identified as 24-year-old Mohammed Siraj , a resident of Fathenagar, Jogipet Mandal, Sangareddy. In 2020, Siraj was caught by the Telangana excise department's district task force team during a vehicle inspection drive.

According to a press release from the Telangana excise department, the investigation was carried out and the charge sheet was filed by J Madhu Babu, Station House Officer, Prohibition and Excise Station, Sangareddy.

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