Bengaluru - Charas-Laced Chocolates Sold at Rs 10, Disguised as Ayurvedic Medicine
Across Bengaluru, workers and students from colleges and schools purchase charas wrapped in chocolate-like wrappers labeled "Ayurvedic medicine." To purchase this illicit item, one must locate a red paan-beeda store and request "Charas Chocolate." Depending on their data-size, this translates to a cost of between Rs 10 and Rs 100 each. Six guys from jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh were detained by Bengaluru's Jigni police on suspicion of narcotics trafficking. More than 10,000 charas chocolates valued at Rs 10 lakh were found with them.
The police claim that a courier agent from Rajajinagar, who is the main suspect in the distribution of cannabis in Bengaluru, purchased charas chocolates from Monu. In the meantime, Monu, who was in Kapur, Uttar Pradesh, had received the items by private courier and train. He then divided them up among the other five suspects, which were Sooraj Singh, 28, from HBR Layout, B Somu Singh, 19, of Kanakapura Road, and Abhay Goswami, 24, and anand Kumar Singh, 30, all of whom were from Rajajinagar. According to the Times of India, everyone is from Uttar Pradesh, except anand, who is from Jharkhand.
Using the tag of Mahakal-Munakka Vati, a legitimate brand name that provides Ayurvedic bhang golis, the defendants were distributing the charas chocolates wrapped in covers. Based on a tip, Bengaluru district superintendent of police CK baba assembled a special squad. Inspector BS Manjunath of the Jigani police spearheaded the effort to dismantle the gang.
According to the official, the schools of the youngsters purchasing Charas chocolate have not yet been recognized. "At this time, we are not aware of the establishment where the chocolates containing charas were being sold. However, we are in communication with the Uttar Pradesh police and have provided them with pertinent details on chocolate production in their states," baba stated.