A video of a mom in Telangana putting chilli powder into her teenage son’s eyes to punish him for his marijuana addiction has gone viral. The mom chained her 15-year-old son to a pole and resorted to this punishment after all other attempts to wean her son off marijuana had failed.

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According to Sakshi, the woman is Ramanamma, a daily wage labourer from Suryapet district. Her spouse drives a rickshaw. Prior to the epidemic, the son attended school but afterwards quit out. He became addicted to marijuana and refused to change his habits despite repeated warnings. When he was gone for ten days and returned in a drugged state, his mother chained him to a post and smeared chilli powder in his eyes.

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According to the Sakshi report, the footage was filmed by a neighbour and shared on social media. The mother has been charged by the local police. Ramanamma told Sakshi that she had no choice but to resort to this harsh measure because the youngster refused to change his behaviour. She went on to say that they would frequently discover him drugged by the side of the road and carry him back.

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The footage was released at the same time as a narcotics raid at an upscale pub in Hyderabad. The Hyderabad Police stormed a pub in the city’s Banjara Hills on Sunday for operating after hours and detained over 150 individuals, including actor Niharika Konidela and Bigg Boss Telugu Season 3 winner and Tollywood singer Rahul Sipligunj. The Hyderabad Police Task Force conducted the raid in the early hours of Sunday at the Pudding and Mink bar, which is located inside the Radisson Blu hotel. Three bar proprietors have been charged with violating the NDPS Act.