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Doctor among cocaine consumers and drug suppliers caught in narcotics bust

A general physician of a reputed hospital in Kondapur was among the three consumers who tested positive in a narcotics test for consuming cocaine. The consumers were nabbed along with three accused in a joint operation by the Gachibowli police and the Telangana State Anti Narcotics Bureau (TSNAB) on Saturday.

Sandeep Shandilya, Director of TSNAB, said that the accused were identified as Suleman Bin Abubakar, 31, Shaik Armaan, 34, and Arqamum Hussain, 27, all residents of Hyderabad.

“The consumers included Mithuna, 37, Konagala Priya, 36, and Dr. Challa Chaitanya, 41, a doctor of a private hospital in Kondapur. The three of them tested positive through a urine dope test,” said the official.

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