Mangalore: Police in Mangaluru have arrested a Bidar-based doctor in a massive operation against the drugs mafia network. Following the arrest of the doctor, many explosive details related to the drug network in Dakshina Kannada district have also come to light. Prajwal Peenyas, a native of Bidar and currently a resident of Kodipalya in Bengaluru, is the arrested doctor. Police investigation has revealed that Prajwal Peenyas and other peddlers were targeting students and supplying drugs.
Drugs from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra to Mangaluru
The Mangaluru police, which has broken the back of the drug network, have received explosive information. Information has been received about the supply of drugs to Mangaluru from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It has also been revealed that drugs were being supplied targeting students.
The doctor is a drug peddler! How did the police find out?
The Mangaluru police, which had busted a drug ring, had arrested 6 accused. During intensive interrogation of the arrested, it was revealed that Dr. Prajwal Peenyas was the kingpin.
The doctor was a medical student in Mangaluru itself
Dr. Prajwal Peenyas was previously a medical student at Father Muller's College in Mangaluru. The Prajwal Peenyas case came to light when three cases registered in various police stations in Mangaluru city were traced for drug supply. A total of 9 accused have been arrested in connection with the case so far.
Six people were arrested for supplying drugs in Mangaluru. This ring was supplying drugs to Mangaluru from outside the state and outside districts. Two people from Maharashtra and one from Madhya Pradesh were arrested and sent to judicial custody. A doctor from Bidar was arrested and sent to judicial custody, Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudhir Kumar Reddy informed.
A few days ago, a surprising incident took place in Mangaluru where parents complained to the police that their children were addicted to drugs. The police, who conducted an operation later, succeeded in busting a network that was supplying drugs to hundreds of students and children.