Gym Owner Arrested In Telangana After Drugs, Steroids Recovered From Fitness Centre

Last Updated:July 19, 2025, 12:13 IST

Police conducted a raid at the Lion Fitness Gym in the Vinayak Chowk area and found illegal drugs and steroids there. The gym was closed and its trade licence was cancelled.

Sheikh Adil of the Lion Fitness Gym in Adilabad was arrested after a raid. (Representative Image)

A gym owner in Telangana’s Adilabad was taken into custody after discovering illegal drugs and steroids at the Lion Fitness Gym in Vinayak Chowk area, according to officials.

The gym was sealed and its trade licence was cancelled after the discovery of a 20 ml AMP injection bottle, three drug injections, and 36 steroid tablets during a raid earlier this week, according to NDTV.

The raids were conducted on the basis of a tip-off about the illegal drugs and also to send a message that strict measures will be imposed on businesses engaging in unlawful activities, said Adilabad Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) L Jeevan Reddy.

The owner of the gym, identified as Sheikh Adil, was suspected to have been consuming illegal drugs and providing steroids to his customers. A case was registered under Section 334/25 and 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and 27 (B)(ii) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.

A recommendation was later made to the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) to seize the gym, and it was officially seized in the presence of officials from the police, revenue, and municipality departments. The municipality later confirmed that the gym’s trade licence had been cancelled.

Reddy stated that the distribution of substances like surgical drugs and steroid tablets, which can pose serious health risks, will not be tolerated under any circumstances, while urging the public to remain vigilant and avoid using any tablets or injections offered by gym administrators.

Aveek Banerjee

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