Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Tension in Nellore over ganja smuggling
In Nellore, people were very angry because a local leader named K. Penchalaiah was killed.
They think a woman named Arava Kamakshi and her friends are involved in illegal ganja smuggling and might have something to do with the murder.
So, the angry villagers went to Kamakshi's houses and broke many things inside.
The police came and calmed everyone down.
The Left parties also called for a bandh (a day of closure) to show they are upset about the murder and the ganja problem.
They want the government to do something about the ganja smuggling in the state.
Tension in Nellore after locals ransacked houses of suspected ganja smuggler Arava Kamakshi.
Locals accused Kamakshi of operating a ganja network and involvement in the murder of CPM leader K. Penchalaiah.
Police arrested the prime accused and set up a picket to prevent further escalation.
Left parties called for a partial bandh in Nellore, which was observed by some businesses and traders.
Protesters urged the Chief Minister to take action against ganja smuggling in the state.
- Who
- Locals of RDT Colony, Padarupalle village
- What
- Ransacking of suspected ganja smuggler's houses
- When
- Late on Monday
- Where
- Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- Retaliation for the murder of CPM leader K. Penchalaiah
- Location
- Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
- Incident
- Ransacking of suspected ganja smuggler's houses
- Victim
- K. Penchalaiah (CPM leader and PNM vice-president)
- Accused
- Arava Kamakshi and associates
- Bandh
- Partially successful, called by Left parties
- Police Action
- Arrested prime accused, set up police picket
- Allegations
- Ganja smuggling network causing disturbances
