Hyderabad, July 17 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Member of Legislative Council Venkatram Reddy's son has tested positive for ganja consumption in Hyderabad on Thursday, July 16.

The accused, identified as Bharat Raj Reddy, was questioned by the Mangalhat Police on Thursday after his name surfaced in the contact list of drug peddlers. Speaking to Siasat.com, the police said, "Reddy was served a notice for ganja consumption under section 27 (b) of the NDPS Act."

The police also said that Bharat Raj informed them that he would go to a drug rehabilitation centre by himself.

Background of the case

Earlier, on Thursday, BRS MLC and former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Venkatram Reddy denied reports that his son was detained ...