06-05-2025
Police arrest notorious criminal and seize drugs worth two lakh in nagpur crackdown
Nagpur: The city police arrested a notorious criminal and seized drugs and goods worth Rs2,03,500 from
Vijay Rahangdale
, a former murder accused, on Monday.
The operation, conducted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, took place early Tuesday morning near Shastri Nagar NIT Ground, Wathoda T-Point.
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Acting on a tip-off, the NDPS squad, under the supervision of DCP Rahul Maknikar, nabbed Rahangdale. A search conducted in the presence of witnesses uncovered 20 grams of
MD Mephedrone
powder, a mobile phone, a moped, cash, an electronic weighing scale, and ziplock pouches. The seized items were valued at over Rs2 lakh.
Rahangdale, a known criminal with 15 prior cases, including charges of murder, robbery, and theft under the Indian Penal Code, was taken into custody.
The investigation revealed that Rahangdale allegedly procured the drugs from Shahid Sheikh of Yashodhara Nagar and intended to deliver them to woman peddler Prema Gaur. Rahangdale was nabbed near Gaur's residence.
The NDPS team later arrested Shahid from his residence at Yashodhara Nagar. MD worth another Rs2 lakh, mobile phones, and other materials were also seized from him. The cops are now trying to net Prema, who also has cases of peddling against her in the past.
