A specific intelligence input from informants recently set off alarm bells for a team of Delhi Police officers. The tip-off pointed directly toward the Signature Bridge, a vital link connecting Central and North Delhi to East Delhi. Without losing a moment, the police team rushed toward the location and hastily cordoned off the bridge. After a brief period of waiting, a motorcycle entered the designated area. The moment the bike came into view, the officers locked their gaze on it, and as it drew closer, they signaled the riders to halt immediately.
Aboard the motorcycle were three individuals belonging to the same family. The elder brother was driving the vehicle, his younger brother sat right behind him, and his wife occupied the rear seat. Amidst the routine questioning, the attention of the police team drifted toward a polythene bag they were carrying. Upon searching the bag, officers found the exact substance they had staked out the Signature Bridge to locate. It became immediately clear that the incident was tied to narcotics trafficking, and the polythene contained approximately 2.25 kilograms of heroin.
Multi-Crore Heroin Seizure and Initial Arrests
According to law enforcement authorities, the street value of the recovered heroin was estimated to be around five crore rupees. Following the recovery of the contraband, all three occupants were placed under arrest. The suspects were identified as Rohit दिवाकर and his brother Vishal दिवाकर. This initial apprehension took place roughly two months prior on September 11. Subsequent interrogation of the trio led investigators to uncover the name of Afroz Ali, prompting the Delhi Police to travel to Roorkee in Uttarakhand and arrest him on September 15, marking the fourth arrest in the ongoing case.
Expanding Web Reaching Ghaziabad and Burari
During questioning, Afroz Ali revealed that he also possessed a flat located in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. A subsequent search of this apartment yielded an additional 104 grams of heroin. Moving further down the chain, investigators arrested 23-year-old Chirag, a resident of Khyala, on September 25. A raid at his hideout in Burari recovered another 140 grams of heroin. Authorities noted that Chirag already had two prior cases registered against him under the NDPS Act and was out on bail at the time. The sixth arrest in the case took place in Ghaziabad, where police apprehended an individual named Gaurav.
Police records show that Gaurav was taken into custody on November 10. Authorities seized 36,000 rupees in cash and a Mahindra Thar car from his possession, items believed to have been purchased using proceeds from the illegal drug trade. According to the Delhi Police, cumulative recoveries in the case thus far include five crore rupees worth of heroin, 73,400 rupees in cash, two Mahindra Thars, two motorcycles, a scooter, and five mobile phones. Raids are continuing to track down other individuals connected to the network, and investigators expect that further arrests will help resolve several lingering questions surrounding the syndicate.
