Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Hyderabad Police Bust Drug Racket on LGBTQ Dating App
Police in Hyderabad caught a group selling drugs using the dating app Grindr.
Two people, Ramakanth and Prasad, were arrested.
They got drugs from a Nigerian supplier in Bengaluru and sold them for more money.
They used secret names on the app to hide their activities.
Seven people who bought the drugs were also caught, including a doctor and a sex worker.
The police are investigating further and have handed the case to other authorities.
Hyderabad police busted a drug racket operating on Grindr.
M Ramakanth and Mudavath Prasad were arrested.
Police seized 100 grams of MDMA.
Drugs were sourced from a Nigerian supplier in Bengaluru.
Seven consumers, including a sex worker and a doctor, were detained.
- Who
- Hyderabad police, M Ramakanth, Mudavath Prasad, consumers.
- What
- Busted a drug network operating through Grindr.
- When
- Unspecified time.
- Where
- Hyderabad, India.
- Why
- To supply drugs to consumers, many from the LGBTQ community.
- Accused Arrested
- M Ramakanth alias Kiran, Mudavath Prasad
- Drugs Seized
- 100 grams of MDMA
- Estimated Value
- Rs 15,000 per gram
- Source of Drugs
- Nigerian supplier in Bengaluru
- Consumers Detained
- 7, including a sex worker and a doctor
- App Used
- Grindr, a dating app
- Code Names
- Rocket, Pigeon
