India News | Delhi HC Rejects Pre-arrest Bail Plea of Ex-cop Accused of Running Drug Syndicate
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of a Delhi Police personnel who has been dismissed from service for allegedly being the mastermind of a drug syndicate.
New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of a Delhi Police personnel who has been dismissed from service for allegedly being the mastermind of a drug syndicate.
The vacation bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh, which was hearing the anticipatory bail application of former sub-inspector Naresh Kumar, rejected the plea and sought a status report from the Delhi Police by July 8.
Kumar has been evading arrest for around a year and a half and his termination order was issued on March 20.
Kumar, who was posted at the Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Cell of the Delhi Police's Crime Branch, is accused of running a narcotics syndicate.
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The case came to light when one of the arrested gang members allegedly revealed that Kumar was the mastermind and main conspirator behind a drug syndicate, where the former sub-inspector procured marijuana from Odisha and northeastern states, stored the contraband in two houses in the national capital and later, sold it to customers.
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