Overview
- Urine tests conducted in the presence of parents and the principal confirmed THC use by six final-year students at the Culinary Academy of India in Begumpet after a birthday-party surveillance probe.
- Hyderabad Narcotics Police Station of the EAGLE Force registered a case under Section 27(b) of the NDPS Act and placed the students in a government de-addiction centre.
- Parents sought immunity, and officials said Section 64A allows case closure if treatment is completed satisfactorily.
- Investigators identified a friend named Jason from SR Nagar as the alleged supplier and noted one student had a prior drug-use history after transferring from Manipal University.
- Officials described the institute as a repeat concern and said regular surprise drug tests and tighter monitoring will be implemented with the college.