MADURAI: A thirty-six year old man was arrested and detained under the Goondas Act after being charged with peddling ganja and other criminal cases. The accused has been identified as N Palpandi, who resided at MGR Nagar, Kalmedu, Sakkimangalam village of Madurai East taluk, sources said on Tuesday. Alanganallur police in Madurai district have recently filed a case against Palpandi under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and was remanded to judicial custody after being arrested. Based on the recommendations of Superintendent of Police R Shiva Prasad, Madurai Collector S Aneesh Sekhar has ordered to detain him under the Goondas Act, sources said.

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