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Indian Express
2 days ago
- Indian Express
21-year-old held for peddling drugs to college students in Noida
Noida Police on Friday arrested a 21-year-old drug peddler riding around the city in Mercedes to supply drugs to college students in Noida, said police. 'We have also seized 500 gm of a foreign drug known as OG, 7 kg local marijuana worth Rs 4 lakh, and his Mercedes car,' said the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida, Yamuna Prasad. Prasad said that the man has been identified as Hrishikesh Damodar, a resident of Kerala, who had been staying at JP Cosmos Society in sector 134 of Noida on rent. 'During interrogation he disclosed that he was supplying local marijuana and foreign narcotic OG in Noida's school, college and mall areas,' said the DCP. The DCP said that Hrishikesh used to connect with students through social media and supply drugs according to their demand. 'He used a Mercedes car to portray himself as Elite. He traveled in an expensive car so that no one would suspect him and he supplied drugs in schools, colleges, and mall areas of Noida and Delhi,' said the officials. We had arrested him during a routine check up of the Noida police team from Noida Sector 126 area near Asgarpur T-point. 'When we questioned him, Damodar admitted to carrying drugs in the boot of his car. 'There were multiple parcels of cannabis and OG, cleverly concealed in delivery packets. Hrishikesh dropped out of college in 2024 and was pursuing BBA in the distant mode,' said police.
India Today
3 days ago
- India Today
Man supplying drugs to Noida students in Mercedes arrested by UP Police
Uttar Pradesh police have arrested a high-profile drug smuggler who used an expensive Mercedes car to supply narcotics in Noida. The police recovered a foreign drug known as OG and local marijuana worth approximately Rs 4 lakh from his possession. Noida Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Yamuna Prasad said that the Sector-126 police have arrested a trafficker who was supplying local marijuana and foreign narcotic OG in Noida's school, college and mall accused has been identified as Harishikesh Danedar, originally from Kerala, who was currently residing in JP Cosmos Society, Noida. Harishikesh used to connect with students through social media and supply drugs according to their demand."He used a Mercedes car to portray himself as part of the elite class so that no one would suspect him. Around 6.8 kilograms of marijuana and 500 grams of OG were recovered from his possession, with an estimated total value of Rs 4 lakh," DCP Yamuna Prasad supplied drugs in schools, colleges, and mall areas of Noida and the international market, the OG costs around Rs 6 lakh per kilogram. The accused used to procure it from Delhi and supply it in Noida.A police team from Noida Sector-126 caught the accused during a check near Asgarpur T-point, Sector-127. The Mercedes car, he used to supply drugs, has also been seized from his
