Published Mar 15, 2026 | 10:08 AM ⚊ Updated Mar 15, 2026 | 10:08 AM
Putta Mahesh Yadav and Pilot Rohit Reddy.
Synopsis: A team of the EAGLE of the Telangana Police conducted a dramatic late-night raid at the farmhouse of former BRS MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy in Moinabad and recovered drugs. Ten individuals, including Putta Mahesh Yadav, TDP MP representing Eluru in Andhra Pradesh, and a woman, were present at the private gathering.
In a major anti-narcotics operation, a team of the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) of the Telangana Police conducted a dramatic late-night raid on Saturday, 14 March, at the farmhouse of former BRS MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy in Moinabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
Acting on a specific tip-off about an alleged use of drugs at a weekend party, the five-member EAGLE squad stormed the premises around 9.30 pm on Saturday, 14 March, after initial resistance from security personnel.
Ten individuals, including Putta Mahesh Yadav, TDP MP representing Eluru in Andhra Pradesh, and a woman, were present at the private gathering when the team forced its way.
During the search, officers seized about two grams of cocaine along with traces of white powder suspected to be the same substance.
Upon the arrival of the EAGLE team, Delhi-based real estate businessman Namit Sharma fired one round from a gun, sources said. The gun, belonging to Ritesh Reddy, the younger brother of Rohit Reddy, has a valid license; however, it was Namit Sharma who fired it.
Others at the venue have been identified as M Ramesh, Shravan Kumar, Vijay Krishna, Ravi, and Arjun Reddy.
Out of these, five people tested positive in the drug test: Rohit Reddy, Namit Mishra, Ritesh Reddy, Kaushik Ravi, and Arjun Reddy. For further investigation, all of them have been sent for additional sample tests.
All attendees were immediately detained and taken for mandatory urine tests. For further investigation, all five have been sent for additional sample tests.
However, Mahesh Yadav reportedly tested negative for the drug test. The TDP parliamentarian was detained along with nine others, but is not facing narcotics charges.
Chevella Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Yogesh Gautam said legal action will be taken accordingly after receiving the complete reports.
EAGLE sources said the team acted on credible intelligence that the farmhouse was being used for a private narcotics party involving influential figures.
Further investigation is in progress to trace the supply chain. The EAGLE team has registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The accused will be produced before a magistrate.
The raid has sent ripples through political circles in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
It was at the same farmhouse of Rohit Reddy that the police arrested some people allegedly linked to the BJP for trying to lure BRS MLAs to switch loyalties and rock the then BRS government in 2022.
Mahesh Yadav, son of a former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman, is expected to be released soon, given his negative test result.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil.)
