Two arrested in Thanjavur for possession of 1,070 kg gutkha

Thanjavur district police arrested two persons on Saturday for possession of 1,070 kg of gutkha intended for illegal sale.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Orathanadu station inspector Sudha, raided the area near Kallar Street in Nangiyapattu with support from Thiruvonam sub-inspector Vishnu Prasad. The two accused, identified as Rahmatullah from Karambakudi in Pudukkottai district and Suresh from Adambai in the Orathanadu area, were arrested.