Alappuzha:
Kerala MLA U Pratibha denied the stories that her son was arrested with ganja on Saturday, after the officers of the excise division arrested 9 individuals for possessing the narcotics. Her son additionally rejected the allegations on social media.
The Kayamkulam MLA on a Facebook dwell alleged that her son was solely questioned when he was sitting together with his mates, including that the media was looking her.
“Since the information broke, I’ve been receiving many cellphone calls, ” she mentioned.
“When my son and mates have been sitting collectively, the Excise officers got here and requested questions, however the information got here that my son was caught with ganja,” she mentioned.
“If the information is true, I’ll apologise. If not, the media ought to apologise publicly,” the MLA added.
The Excise Department mentioned that they’ve arrested 9 individuals, together with the son of CPM MLA U Prathibha, with ganja from Thakazhi in Kuttanad in Alappuzha district.
According to the officers, all 9 have been launched on bail.
“We seized ganja from a member of the group from underneath Thakazhi bridge. They have been arrested for smoking and possessing weed. Since it was a small amount, all have been launched on bail,” an Excise officer added.
A case was registered and an investigation is underway.
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