Hyderabad, March 17 Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy on Tuesday constituted a nine-member SIT to investigate the case of alleged drug seizure at a farmhouse in Moinabad near here, in which a TDP MP and a former BRS MLA are allegedly involved.
TDP MP from Andhra Pradesh Putta Mahesh Kumar, former BRS MLA Pilot Rohith Reddy, and four others tested positive for alleged drug consumption following the raid at the farmhouse on the night of March 14.
A case was registered under relevant sections of the NDPS Act, Arms Act, Telangana State Excise Act, and BNS.
The Special Investigation Team will be headed by Future City Police Commissioner G Sudheer Babu.
The SIT comprises DCP-level officials, along with two DSPs of the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) Force, and sub-inspectors. Sources said it should carry out its investigation expeditiously.
Based on reliable information that several individuals had gathered at the farmhouse, owned by Rohith Reddy, and were celebrating a party with possession of narcotic and psychotropic substances along with a large quantity of liquor, the EAGLE Force, in coordination with local police teams, raided it.
Upon noticing the arrival of the police team, a businessman based in Delhi allegedly opened fire towards the police team.
During the operation, the police team surrounded the farmhouse premises and detained 11 individuals, including a woman.
Three persons—Rohith Reddy, his brother P Ritesh Reddy, and the businessman—were later arrested as they faced charges pertaining to the Arms Act in addition to drug consumption, police said. The revolver belonged to Ritesh Reddy.
The MP, identified as a "drug consumer," and seven others were subsequently released on March 15.