Updated On: 28 April, 2025 07:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Vedan, popular among youngsters for campaigning against drug abuse, was arrested in a drug case, surprising many given his strong anti-drug stance

Vedan (Malayalam actor)
Malayalam rapper and songwriter Vedan, along with eight others, was arrested today after ganja was seized from his Tripunithura flat. Reportedly, based on a tip-off, Hill Palace police carried out a raid at the apartment where eight people, along with the singer, were present. During their raid at the house, they found and seized six grams of ganja.
As per PTI, a police officer involved in the raid shared, "It is a place where Vedan and his colleagues used to come to practice. During the interrogation, he admitted that he consumed ganja." Besides the drugs, police also found cash amounting to Rs 9.50 lakh, which was also seized along with the mobile phones of all the accused.