Archive · 9 Nov 2025
Six Culinary Students Arrested for Ganja Consumption in Hyderabad
Six students who were studying to become chefs were caught by the police for using marijuana.
They admitted they used it at a friend's birthday party.
The police gave them a drug test, and it showed that six of them had a drug called THC in their system.
Because of this, the police have taken action against them under a special drug law.
The students' parents and their college principal were there when this happened.
The students have now gone to a special center to get help to stop using drugs, and their future actions will depend on how well they do in this program.
Six students from a reputed hotel management college in Hyderabad were arrested by the Narcotics Police.
The students confessed to consuming ganja during a birthday party held at the college.
Urine tests confirmed the presence of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), a banned substance, in six out of eleven students tested.
The students were booked under the Narcotics Drugs Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) after tests were conducted in the presence of parents and the college principal.
Following counseling, the students were admitted to a de-addiction center for rehabilitation.
- Who
- Six final-year students of a reputed hotel management college (Culinary Academy of India implied)
- What
- Arrested by Hyderabad Narcotics Police Station (HNPS) for alleged possession and consumption of ganja, tested positive for THC.
- When
- Not specified, but tests conducted after confession.
- Where
- Hyderabad
- Why
- Consumption of ganja during a birthday party.
Narcotics Police Station (HNPS)
Culinary Academy of India Management
Responsibility for Drug Incidents
Narcotics Police Station (HNPS)
The police conducted urine drug tests which confirmed the presence of THC in six students after they confessed to consuming ganja at a birthday party. The students were booked under the NDPS Act.
Culinary Academy of India Management
The college management, including the principal, was present during the urine tests. Parents of the arrested students were also present and involved in the counseling process before the students were admitted to a de-addiction center.
Student Rehabilitation and Future Action
Narcotics Police Station (HNPS)
The police registered a case under the NDPS Act and admitted the students to a de-addiction center for rehabilitation. They warned of stricter action for future offenses.
Culinary Academy of India Management
The college management cooperated with the police and facilitated the students' admission to a de-addiction center for rehabilitation. The final decision on the case will depend on the students' rehabilitation progress.
- Number of Students Tested Positive
- 6
- Institution
- Reputed Hotel Management College (Culinary Academy of India implied)
- Course of Study
- Bachelor of Catering Technology
- Substance Detected
- Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
- Legal Act Invoked
- Narcotics Drugs Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS)
- Action Taken
- Urine tests, counselling, admission to de-addiction center
