# Four policemen hurt in Adilabad mob attack during ganja probe

2026-10-10T23:36:42+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Four policemen, including inspector Ramesh, were injured after a mob attacked them with sticks and stones in Vayupet village, Sirikonda mandal, Adilabad district, on Saturday (10 October). Police suspect the attackers, around 50 unidentified residents, were followers of a self-styled godman arrested a day earlier for cultivating ganja. The injured were shifted to RIMS-Adilabad and reported stable. An attempt to murder case has been registered against about 20 villagers. The godman, Chahakati Ramu (also named as Chahakatha Ramu by Deccan Chronicle), was arrested on Friday (9 October) after police raided his house and seized 18 ganja plants worth Rs 1.80 lakh (Telangana Today) or Rs 1.8 lakh (Deccan Chronicle). Additional police were deployed and prohibitory orders imposed in the village.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both outlets report the same attack and arrests with near-identical facts. Telangana Today provides more detail on prior incidents: it notes 29 persons were arrested in a related stone-pelting case in July 2025 and names the prime accused arrested in September 2025. Deccan Chronicle reports that villagers alleged police used objectionable language. The core event is uniformly covered, the differences are supplementary background, not competing frames. No watch item is named beyond the ongoing investigation. Both sources say additional police were deployed and prohibitory orders imposed.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
- telanganatoday.com (neutral report) <https://telanganatoday.com/four-policemen-injured-in-mob-attack-during-ganja-cultivation-probe-in-adilabad>
  Straight account of attack, arrests and prior incident
- deccanchronicle.com (neutral report) <https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/maharaj-arrested-for-raising-ganja-plants-villagers-attack-police-3-cops-injured-1994827>
  Straight account with villagers' allegation noted

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

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