Man held with 150 kg gutka in Vellore

A 27-year-old man was arrested after the Sathuvacari police seized 150 kg of gutka from an SUV during a vehicle check on the Chennai-Bengaluru highway near Katpadi on Thursday.

The arrested person has been identified as C. Ramesh, a native of Rajasthan.

Police impounded his SUV during a surprise vehicle check, conducted on the orders of Superintendent of Police (Vellore) NU Sivaramana near the Collectorate in Perumugai village.

Police said Ramesh had come from Bengaluru to deliver the consignment to traders in Chennai and its suburbs.

A case was registered and Ramesh was lodged in Vellore Central Jail. A probe is underway.

Published – 18 Jun 2026 20:29 IST