Bootlegger jailed under PASA changed his look, become Sadhu, started Ganja business, arrested

Palanpur: A person from Ahmedabad who was a bootlegger and jailed under PASA later changed his appearance and started farming of Ganja (canabies or marijuana).

Villagers of Lunava village of Tharad taluka had approached police and complained that a person namely Vasantgiri who claims to be a Mahant (chief priest) of Shitla Mata mandir in Mali farm area of the village would consume ganja and offer it to others too. The villages complained that the person had become a nuisance fo the village.

Tharad DySP SM Varotariya and other police staff rushed to Shitla mata mandir and raided the place. They found presence of Vasantgiri Mahant. As many as nine plants of Ganja were found present in the compound of his place. In a closed room, the dry plants of Ganja were found.

Tharad Police called Forensis experts to the spot and uprooted the plants, weight of which was 6 kg and 810 gram, valuing Rs. 68,100.

DYSP Varotariya later revealed that the Mahant was formerly a bootlegger in Ahmedabad and he was served imprisonment under PASA. He later changed his look and in garb of being a Mahant(saint) was cultivating Ganja. DeshGujarat