3 weeks ago
Rapido driver arrested as fourth accused in Tirupati MDMA case
A man who drives a bike for a money-making app was arrested by the police in a city in India called Tirupati.
The police say he was helping sell a dangerous illegal party drug called MDMA.
They caught him after they had already arrested three other people who were part of the same case.
He is 33 years old, and he told police he had a job driving for a service called Rapido in another city, Bengaluru.
He said he bought the drug at a low price from a person he talked to on WhatsApp.
Then he brought the drug to Tirupati and sold it to a friend for more money.
The police officer in charge of the district ordered the arrest.
Now the police are working with teams in Bengaluru to find everyone else involved.
They want to stop the whole drug trade before it spreads further.
Renigunta Urban police arrested Godugu Chinta Vinod Kumar (33), the fourth accused in an MDMA trafficking case in Tirupati.
Vinod reportedly worked as a Rapido driver in Bengaluru and procured MDMA at low cost from a contact there.
He allegedly bought the drugs through WhatsApp from a contact described as being of Nigerian origin.
He admitted supplying the consignments to Tirupati and selling them to acquaintance Guna Shekhar at higher prices.
Special investigation teams are tracing the supply chain and probing cross-state links with Bengaluru agencies.
- Who
- Godugu Chinta Vinod Kumar, a 33-year-old Rapido driver; earlier arrestees Guna Sekhar (A-1), S Ashwin Kumar (A-2) and Rahul Yadav (A-3); acting on directives from district SP L Subba Rayudu.
- What
- Arrested for allegedly supplying MDMA procured in Bengaluru to Tirupati and selling it at higher prices.
- Where
- Near Ramana Villas Circle on Srikalahasti Road, Tirupati; Bengaluru as the procurement source.
- When
- Not specified in the articles.
- Why
- To profit by reselling low-cost MDMA at higher prices to an acquaintance in Tirupati.
Key facts
- Accused
- Godugu Chinta Vinod Kumar (33)
- Occupation
- Rapido driver in Bengaluru
- Case Position
- Fourth accused; earlier arrestees: Guna Sekhar (A-1), S Ashwin Kumar (A-2), Rahul Yadav (A-3)
- Drug
- MDMA
- Arrest Location
- Near Ramana Villas Circle, Srikalahasti Road, Tirupati
- Procurement Method
- WhatsApp contact in Bengaluru, allegedly of Nigerian origin
- Investigating Body
- Renigunta Urban police, under district SP L Subba Rayudu
- Next Steps
- Special investigation teams to trace supply chain and probe cross-state links with Bengaluru









