Bhopal, 7 October
Madhya Pradesh Police on Monday said they have arrested the third suspect in the drug case, Harish Anjana, and handed him over to Gujarat ATS for further questioning.
He was arrested in Mandsaur district, about 350 km from Bhopal. Mandsaur Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Anand said that the Gujarat ATS team had sought cooperation in the case, after which action was taken.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Anjana had already been booked for drug supply in Mandsaur and Gwalior. “During brief interrogation, Anjana has revealed the name of another suspect Prem Patidar and we will arrest him soon,” Anand told the media.
The SP further said that this nexus was also operating from Vapi in Gujarat and border areas of Ahmedabad and Rajasthan. He said teams have been formed in the border areas of Gujarat and Rajasthan to nab other suspects.
Mandsaur SP said, “Investigation in the case is still going on and some more suspects are likely to be arrested soon.”
A day after Gujarat ATS and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raided a factory in Bagroda Industrial Estate on the outskirts of Bhopal and seized designer drug Mephedrone (MD) and raw material worth over Rs 1,800 crore from a factory. This incident has come to light later. Saturday.
During the operation, two suspects – Amit Prakashchandra Chaturvedi and Sanyal Bain – were arrested. Officials had received information that the duo were involved in illegal manufacturing and sale of MD under the guise of a manufacturing unit in Bhopal.
According to the police, preliminary investigation revealed that Ben was arrested for a similar crime in 2017 and had to serve five years in jail.