Hyderabad, Aug. 7 -- Telangana Police will form a 100-member enforcement wing dedicated to cracking down on food adulteration, Director General of Police (DGP) CV Anand said, as he marked 100 days in the state's top police post.

According to an Eenadu report, the new unit would work alongside a revamped drug control and food inspection framework, and that a system named "T Safe" would soon go live to widen inspections and boost laboratory capacity for testing samples. He linked the push to a rise in cancer cases in the state, saying the chief minister was determined to rein in adulteration.

The DGP also flagged rising cannabis use and drug-related crime, including in rural areas, and said gangs peddling narcotics were growing bolder in ...