Kondapur Rave Party Busted, 9 Arrested With Drugs

The police conducted a raid on a rave party in Kondapur on Saturday night, and arrested nine individuals who were found consuming illegal drugs.

During the operation, the police seized 2.08 kilograms of ganja, 50 grams of OG Kush, 11.57 grams of magic mushrooms, 1.91 grams of charas and four LSD blots.

They also confiscated several bottles of alcohol and six vehicles belonging to the suspects.

In total, 11 individuals have been charged in connection with the incident, with nine of them arrested. Those arrested include Rahul, Unnati Emmanuela (alias Praveen), Ashok Naidu (alias Vasu), Sammela Sai Krishna, Nagella Leela Manikantha, Hilton Joseph, Yashwanth Sridutta, Thota Kumaraswamy and Nandam Sumanth Teja. Two other suspects, Srinivas Choudhary and Akhil, are absconding.

According to police, Naidu and a Shivam Rayudu from Vijayawada, along with others, formed a network to transport customers from Andhra Pradesh to Kondapur, Hyderabad, to host weekend rave parties in service apartments.

In this case, a rave party was organised on Saturday at S V Nilayam, a service apartment in Kondapur, attended by individuals from Andhra Pradesh and a few young women. During the event, drugs and alcohol were consumed, and inappropriate dancing was reported.

Upon receiving a tip-off, Sub-Inspector Sandhya Balaraju and her team conducted a raid on the venue.

The police have identified Vasu and Rayudu from Andhra Pradesh as the key suspects, and have said that they operated the network secretly. All individuals taken into custody are originally from Andhra Pradesh.