The narcotics police have busted an inter-state gang that has been operating a large-scale ganja operation in Greater Hyderabad for the past nine years. Kalapati Neetu Bhai (51) of Nanakramguda, who is involved in serial drug offences, was arrested in a joint operation by Hyderabad Narcotics Police Station and Telangana ‘Eagle’ (EAGLE) force technical team. The accused was produced in the court and sent to judicial remand. During her arrest, Rs.1,59,500 in cash and a mobile phone were seized.
IT employees and students are targeted
Since 2017, the accused has been running a ganja smuggling network. She buys cannabis in bulk from wholesalers and sells it in small packets around Nanakramguda surroundings. This illegal business has expanded by choosing areas where software engineers, hostels and students staying in rented houses are more frequent. In the past two years, 12 cases have been registered against her under Gachibowli, Eagle Force and Excise departments. In order to escape from police surveillance, she is hiding in her house in Nanakramguda and is constantly changing her residence in Gachibowli and Langerhouse areas.
Entire Family is a drug syndicate – 30 cases registered
About 30 cases have been registered against the accused Neetu Bhai and her family members under the NDPS and Excise Act since 2017. These cases are in Serilingampally, Dhulpet, Narayanguda, Golconda, Gachibowli and Cyberabad narcotics stations. She is absconding in 13 of these cases. Although she went to jail many times in the past, she came out on bail and is still doing the same business. Her family members are playing an active role in this effort.
August 2023: Golconda police arrested her son who was transporting 22 kg of ganja in a Scorpio vehicle. Around Rs.40 lakh in cash was seized during searches of their properties.
October 2023: Gachibowli police seized 7.5 kg of ganja and Rs.5 lakh in cash.
March 2024: In another operation carried out by the Gachibowli police, 22 kg of ganja and Rs.22 lakh cash were seized and the family members were arrested.
Huge assets with cannabis money.. Investigation is on
The police have found that the illegal money earned through the sale of ganja has accumulated a huge amount of immovable property. Two G+3 buildings at Langarhouse, one G+2 building at Gachibowli and additional structures were identified at a residence at Nanakramguda. Earlier, the bank accounts of ‘Jayalakshmi Kirana and General Store’ run by the accused and her family members were frozen. Currently, a full financial investigation is being conducted on the registration documents of these illegal assets and sources of funds.
Avoiding using the mobile phone.. finally got caught like this!
In June 2026, the Cyberabad narcotics police raided her house in Nanakramguda and seized Rs 2.60 lakh worth of ganja sales. At that time surveillance was carried out there and cases were registered against around 50 users who had come to buy ganja. In order to catch the eyes of the police, the accused has stopped using her mobile phone and is running away by changing places frequently. The Telangana ‘Eagle’ force technical team sensed her movements through a special surveillance and information network. Valapanni was arrested while going towards Mangalhat in an autorickshaw.