‘IIT Baba’ arrested with ganja in Jaipur hotel, released on bail

Jaipur, Mar 3: ‘IIT Baba’ Abhay Singh, who burst into the limelight during the Maha Kumbh, was arrested from a hotel in the Shiprapath area with a small quantity of ganja, police here said on Monday.

He was later granted bail, they added.

Shiprapath SHO Rajendra Kumar Godara said the police received information about a video purporting to show Singh threatening to commit suicide becoming widely circulated on social media.

Acting on the information, the police reached the spot and questioned Singh. During the questioning, a small quantity of ganja was found with him, Godara said.

The police seized the ganja and arrested Singh, he added.

Singh — who has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act — was later released on bail. (PTI)

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