Malayalam rapper Vedan arrested with 6 grams of ganja after campaigning against drugs

Vedan (Malayalam actor)

Malayalam rapper and songwriter Vedan, along with eight others, was arrested today after ganja was seized from his Tripunithura flat. Reportedly, based on a tip-off, Hill Palace police carried out a raid at the apartment where eight people, along with the singer, were present. During their raid at the house, they found and seized six grams of ganja.

Vedan was arrested for possession of Ganja

As per PTI, a police officer involved in the raid shared, "It is a place where Vedan and his colleagues used to come to practice. During the interrogation, he admitted that he consumed ganja." Besides the drugs, police also found cash amounting to Rs 9.50 lakh, which was also seized along with the mobile phones of all the accused.

As per the news agency, the singer has claimed that the money found at the residence was remuneration received for their music show. Hailing from the neighbouring Thrissur district, the musician's original name is Hirandas Murali.

It has been claimed that all nine accused under the possession of ganja would undergo health examinations and other procedures soon, as per the police.
The arrested individuals would be released on station bail later. A probe will be launched to investigate the source of the seized contraband, police added.

Vedan used to campaign against the drug menace

Interestingly, Vedan is quite popular among youngsters and has a massive fan following. It is surprising that he has been arrested in a drug case, considering he used to campaign against the drug menace during his music shows.

Other similar cases

This incident happened just a day after three persons, including noted Malayalam directors Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamsa, known for several notable movies, were arrested by Excise with hybrid ganja from a flat in Kochi in the early hours of Sunday. A total of 1.63 grams of hybrid ganja was seized from them, and the trio were released on station bail later.

Recently, actor Shine Tom Chacko was also arrested in a drug case after escaping from a hotel during a raid. Ganja (which refers to cannabis, specifically the flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant) is banned for recreational use in India under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.