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Bhopal drug bust unveils exploitation network targeting girls at gym, colleges

Bhopal Crime Branch arrested four men linked to a drug and trafficking network operating in gyms, clinics and college campuses. However, what seemed like a routine bust soon revealed a far more disturbing reality and the police realised the drug trafficking is just the tip of the the investigation, police recovered several videos from one of the accused's phones showing young women being drugged and sexually assaulted, uncovering a more sinister operation than first case began with the arrest of two drug peddlers, Saifuddin and Ashu alias Shahrukh, found in possession of MD drugs three days ago. Interrogation led authorities to two more suspects, Yaseen, who was a local club DJ and Shavar, a real estate businessman. While examining Yaseen's phone, police uncovered more than 20 disturbing videos showing sexual assaults on women and violent attacks on men, along with a series of threatening messages. Several of the women seen in the footage are believed to be college interrogation, the accused confessed to targeting young women at gyms by offering so-called 'weight loss drugs' and approaching club-goers with claims the substances could help with 'depression.'The accused allegedly used MD drugs to induce addiction in their victims, then forced victims into sexual exploitation and are currently working to identify the victims seen in the recovered videos and have sought extended custody of the suspects for further the police also seized a pistol and two vehicles, a Mahindra Scorpio from DJ Yaseen and a Mahindra BE-6 from real estate businessman Shavar, along with 1.05 grams and 2.052 grams of MD drugs from each, the meantime, a political angle has emerged in the case. The Congress party has alleged that two of the accused have links to the ruling BJP. One reportedly the son of a BJP Minority Morcha committee member and another the brother of a BJP leader Jeetu Patwari shared images of the accused with BJP leaders Vishwas Sarang, Prahlad Patel, Rameshwar Sharma and BD of Opposition Umang Singhar also posted a photo showing one of the accused with Minister Vishwas Sarang, claiming it indicates a close National Human Rights Commission member Priyank Kanoongo posted images of the accused with police officials and called for a thorough and impartial investigation.- Ends