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DELHI POLICE CRIME BRANCH NABS 2 DRUG PEDDLERS 80 KG FINE GANJA RECOVERED

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2 PERSONS INVOLVED IN DRUG TRAFFICKING ARRESTED

80 KG OF FINE QUAILTY GANJA RECOVERED.

PRICE OF RECOVERED DURGS IS RS 15 LAC APPROX. IN INTERNATIONAL MARKET.

ACCUSED USED TATA MANJA CAR FOR TRANSPORTING GANJA FROM BHUBANESWAR.

New Delhi: Crime Branch has busted an interstate gang of drug peddlers Daya Shankar Rai (42 yrs) @ Shankar Yadav , r/o PO: Kopa Samhota, Distt. Chhapra, Bihar and Anuj Kumar Upadhayay (30 yrs) , r/o , PO: Manai, PS Akrabad, Distt. Aligarh, UP, and recovered 80 Kg of fine quality ganja.

INFORMATION, TEAM & OPERATION:-

On 5.07.2016, an information was received by SI Jai Prakash that two persons Daya Shankar Rai @ Shankar Yadav and Anuj Kumar Upadhayay were indulged in supply of ganja in Delhi after procuring from Orissa. The information further entailed that they would pass through ring road to Pragati Maidan near Railway over bridge, New Delhi, with huge consignment of ganja to deliver to someone.

A team of officers of the Crime Branch led by ACP Ranbir Singh Dahiya consisting of Inspr. Vijender Singh, SI Jai Prakash, HCs Om Prakash, Jitender, Cts Sandeep Kumar and Sunil was constituted under the overall supervision of DCP Rajan Bhagat to nab them. A trap was laid at the place of information. After waiting for some time, accused Daya Shankar Rai @ Shankar Yadav and Anuj Kumar Upadhayay were spotted in a car No. DL-1Y-E-6453. The car was driven by Anuj Kumar Upadhayay @ Vinay while Daya Shankar was sitting on the rear seat having 20 Kg Ganja in a plastic bag. On search total 80 kg ganja was recovered from the car. A case vide FIR No 111/16 dated 05.07.2016 U/s 20/25/29 of NDPS Act was got registered at PS Crime Branch.

 

PROFILE:-

  1. Daya Shankar Rai @ Shankar Yadav has studied upto 10th standard. He came to Panipat (HR) and started working in a cotton factory and worked there for 5 years. As his earning was not enough to fulfil his family needs, he returned back to his village and came in the contact with a person Bhola @ Mama, who is a ganja supplier. Initially Daya Shankar started supplying ganja in small quantity and for the last one year he used to procure ganja from Orissa in bulk, carried it by truck or car and supplied it in Delhi & NCR.
  2. Anuj Kumar Upadhayay has studied up to 12th standard. He came to Delhi in search of job and worked in ICICI bank as field executive for 2 years. He left this job and started a fresh career as a taxi driver. Daya Shankar Rai used to hire his taxi for supplying ganja. Thereafter, he himselfstarted transporting ganja in his taxi from Orissa to Delhi.

Further investigation of the case is in progress.

 

RAVINDRA YADAV (IPS)

JOINT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

CRIME, DELHI

Source: Delhi Police (PR Cell)