Ten including doctors, medical college students arrested for selling drugs in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: In what comes as a major drug bust in the city, the local police has arrested ten people including doctors and medical students of a private college in the city on charges of the sale of drugs.
The arrested accused have been identified as Neel Kishorilal Ramji Shah (38), an NRI BDS student; Dr. Sameer (32), Dr. Manimaran Muttu (28), Dr. Nadiya Siraj (24), Dr. Varshini Prathi (26), Dr. Riya Chadda (22), Dr. Bhanu Dahiya (27), Dr. Kshithij Gupta (25), Ira Basin (23) and Muhammad Rauf.
The accused were allegedly selling ganja to people, including students, at a flat near Bunts Hostel in the city.
“Mangaluru CCB Inspector Shyam Sundar HM, on receiving a tip-off on the group, raided the flat with an investigation team. Neel Kishorilal Ramji Shah was taken into custody on the occasion. The team also confiscated two kg of ganja worth Rs 50,000, two mobile phones, cash Rs. 7,000, digital equipment and a toy gun, City Police Commissioner Shashikumar said.
The other accused in the case were taken into custody from various hostels, paying guest rooms, and private residences in different parts of the city, he added.
Mangaluru Police (East) has registered a case and are investigating, Shashi Kumar said.
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ED raids in case against former Punjab Police DIG Bhullar, linked entities
Chandigarh (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab as part of a money laundering probe against former state police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and entities linked to him, officials said.
They said about 11 premises in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar linked to the accused, his associates and suspected benamidars (the owner in whose name a benami property is held) are being covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe stems from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case registered against Bhullar on allegations that he sought illegal gratification through a middleman for settlement of a criminal case, along with detection of assets disproportionate to known sources of income.
The searches aim to trace further proceeds of the alleged crime, identify benami assets and gather evidence related to money laundering, ED officials said.
Bhullar, who was serving as the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police (Ropar Range), was arrested by the CBI in October 2025 after a scrap dealer alleged that bribe was demanded from him through an intermediary to settle a case.
