Heroin worth over Rs 13 crore seized in Thane; man with underworld links among 3 held
Thane (PTI): Police in Maharashtra’s Thane city have seized more than 4 kg of heroin worth over Rs 13 crore and arrested three persons in connection with the drug during a special operation, officials said.
One of the arrested accused allegedly had links with Mumbai’s underworld, and his name had also cropped up during the probe into the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, a senior official said.
In a crackdown in the early hours of February 3, a crime branch team seized heroin, a highly addictive drug, valued at Rs 6.9 crore, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Amarsingh Jadhav on Friday evening.
Police nabbed 47-year-old Wajahat Sayeed near a school in the Diva area with the contraband. His interrogation led to the arrest of his associate, Mohammad Mahadik (67), identified by investigators as the primary supplier.
Police said Mahadik was an accused who fled India shortly after the 1993 blasts. After absconding for nearly 22 years, during which he worked in Muscat and Oman under a fake identity, he slipped back into the country, DCP Jadhav said.
He was a well-connected figure in the 1990s underworld, police said.
“Mahadik has a long criminal history... and he had good relations with all the gangs then, including Dawood Ibrahim and others,” an official said. His prior criminal record includes murder, kidnapping, extortion, and a previous arrest for using a fraudulent passport.
In another haul, a crime branch team intercepted a 50-year-old autorickshaw driver, identified as Fardin Gulzar Mulla, in the Ghodbunder area on February 1 and seized heroin valued at more than Rs 6.68 crore.
More than 4 kg of heroin, worth over Rs 13 crore, has been collectively seized in both cases, police said.
A probe is underway to ascertain the source of the drug and the intended customers, as well as to identify other members of the drug supply network, said DCP Jadhav.
He added that cases have been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in connection with the seizures.
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Nepalese woman putting up as paying guest in Gurugram found hanging in room
Gurugram (PTI): A woman -- a resident of Nepal -- who arrived in Gurugram four days ago, allegedly died by suicide at a paying guest (PG) accommodation in Badshahpur police station area here, an official said on Saturday.
According to police, the body was found hanging from a ceiling fan at the PG facility located on Fazilpur Road.
No suicide note has been found on the scene, the official said, adding that the body has been taken into custody and shifted to a mortuary and family of the deceased has been informed.
The deceased -- identified as Kalpana (23), a resident of Nepal -- had rented the room at the PG in Badshahpur area on February 2, police said.
On Friday, the PG owner informed the police that the woman had allegedly hanged herself, after which a police team arrived at the scene and found the door locked from the inside.
The police broke down the door and entered the room, and subsequently brought down the young woman's body from the noose, the official said, adding that, during inspection, a bottle of alcohol was also found in the room.
"No suicide note was found. The reasons behind the suicide are being investigated," said Assistant Sub-Inspector Sanjeev Kumar, the investigating officer. ARB
