Crime
Mumbai News: Anti-Narcotics Cell Busted 982 Cases, Seized Drugs Worth Over Rs.48 Cr In 8 Months, Says Data

Mumbai: India’s financial and entertainment hub, Mumbai has a darker side as well that cannot be ignored. For decades, the metropolis has been deeply impacted by the vexed issues of drug trafficking and addiction. Tackling the menace is an arduous task as the multi-layered crime spans from how drugs enter the city to who consumes them. Also, such offences have national and global repercussions.
Several law agencies, including the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC), Narcotics Control Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, have come a long way combating drug traffickers who are constantly evolving ways to keep the ‘business’ running. Drugs primarily enter Mumbai through three routes; sea, air and land. While authorities like the Coast Guard, Mumbai Ports, Navy and Customs maintain a maritime vigil, the air route is guarded by Airport Intelligence and cops man the land.
International syndicates mostly prefer sea and air routes whereas interstate cartels exploit land passage, including the Bihar-Nepal border. As drug cartels often operate from slums or densely-populated areas, it becomes challenging to put them in the dock. While the arrests of peddlers have become a common affair, why does the ‘elite’ consumer go scot-free in most cases. However, a top cop rejected the thought that only influential people indulge in drug abuse. Consumers are from all sections of society, ranging from upper class to those with fewer (monetary) resources, added the official.
Details On Drug Seizure In 8 Months
According to the ANC, it has busted 982 cases and seized drugs worth more than Rs 48 crore in the past eight months. Majority of the seized contraband was mephedrone or MD worth more than Rs 30 crore. The problem of drug abuse has become all-pervasive among corporate employees, collegians and school children. The worrying trend is more prevalent in Mumbai and Goa which are famous for their nightlife.
Mumbai ANC Deputy Commissioner of Police Prakash Jadhav said that they are using all means like intelligence gathering, surveillance and undercover operations to nab smugglers. The action is coupled with awareness and community engagement initiative is one such step in the right direction, he added.
The fight against drugs has so far taught that the battle requires a comprehensive approach. Besides swooping on drug traffickers, addressing poverty and unemployment, which are root causes of the menace, and providing rehabilitation and counselling can go a long way in nipping the problem in the bud.
Crime
Maharashtra: Gadchiroli Police Destroy Maoist Monuments, Arrest Naxal Supporter During Anti-Maoist Operations

Gadchiroli: Police recently destroyed two Maoist-erected monuments and arrested a Naxal supporter actively involved in violent activities against security forces. Officials said both actions were part of ongoing anti-Maoist operations aimed at eliminating fear from local communities.
On September 30, a police team from Poste Katezari, along with SRPF personnel, was conducting a search operation in the Katezari and Marma forest areas of Mauja Katezari. During the operation, they found two Maoist monuments, erected two to three years ago, intended to spread fear and show Maoist presence in the region.
After inspection by the bomb disposal team, both monuments were demolished and destroyed. Police said that, with the cooperation of local citizens, trees were planted at the site as a symbol of peace.
Superintendent of Police, Gadchiroli, Nilotpal, said: “The Gadchiroli police is trying to free citizens from the terror of the Maoists. Such memorials have no place in society, and people are urged not to participate in such illegal constructions.”
In a separate incident on September 29, while security forces were conducting an anti-Maoist operation in the Bhamragad area, they received information about a suspicious person allegedly conducting reconnaissance of security forces.
The man was detained and later identified as Sainu alias Sannu Amlu Mattami (38), a resident of Poyarkothi, Bhamragad. Investigations revealed he was a staunch Naxal supporter involved in violent activities, including an encounter between police and Maoists in the Koparshi-Phulnar jungle area on August 27, 2025.
Mattami was arrested on September 30.
According to officials, since January 2022, Gadchiroli police have arrested a total of 110 Maoists, a result of sustained anti-Maoist operations in the district.
Crime
J&K Police books two drug peddlers in Sopore area

Srinagar, Oct 3: Police in J&K’s Sopore sub-division said on Friday that it has booked two drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act.
“Two habitual drug peddlers were booked under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT NDPS Act), as part of their intensified campaign against narcotics in the region,” said a police statement.
The police official stated that the offenders have been identified as Umar Farooq Sheikh, son of Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Seeloo Sopore, currently incarcerated in Kot Bhalwal Jail, Jammu, and Abdul Hamid Mir, son of Abdul Rashid Mir, a resident of Janwara Sopore, who is presently incarcerated in District Jail Poonch.
“Both accused are repeat offenders with multiple NDPS cases against them. Despite previous arrests and preventive measures, they continued their involvement in drug trafficking,” the official said.
Police stated that in the last four days alone, six repeat offenders have been booked under the PIT NDPS Act, while six others were arrested in three separate FIRs under the NDPS Act, with the recovery of contraband.
Sopore Police reiterated their zero-tolerance approach against narcotics and urged locals to report drug-related activities to help build a drug-free Sopore.
Security forces in J&K are carrying out aggressive operations against terrorists, their Over Ground Workers (OGWs) and sympathisers to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terror.
Drug peddlers and drug smugglers are under the scanner of the security forces, as it is believed that the funds generated by drug smuggling and hawala money rackets are finally used to sustain terrorism in J&K.
The duties of anti-terrorist operations are manned by the security forces and police in J&K, while the army and the Border Security Force (BSF) guard the line of control (LoC) and the international border, respectively.
Crime
Bihar Minister rejects Prashant Kishor’s corruption claims

Patna, Oct 3: Bihar Rural Works Minister Ashok Choudhary on Friday dismissed corruption allegations levelled against him by Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, saying that mere accusations do not make anyone guilty.
Speaking to reporters in Patna, he said, “If anyone can prove I own even one dhur of land, I am ready to become that person’s slave. My wealth is in the public domain, and anyone can verify it.”
He added, “If someone says I am in partnership with Trump (Donald Trump), will anyone believe it? Let anyone prove that I or my family own one dhur of land or even property worth Rs 1 crore. No political career has ever ended merely because of allegations, and mine will not either.”
The minister emphasised his long political journey, saying, “I have been in politics since my student life. I served as the Congress state president for over four years and distributed tickets. In 2020, I was the executive president of JD(U). Those who think they can finish my career by just making allegations are mistaken. I will continue to be in Bihar politics, and no one can stop me.”
On the defamation case he filed against Prashant Kishor, Minister Choudhary said that he has received Kishor’s reply and his legal team is examining it.
Earlier, on September 23, Ashok Choudhary filed a Rs 100 crore defamation notice against Kishor.
The minister had demanded an unconditional written and public apology from Kishor within seven days, failing which, he had threatened criminal proceedings and a civil suit for damages.
In response, Kishor, on September 29, criticised Ashok Chaudhary for amassing illegal assets worth Rs 200 crore and taking hefty commissions on government contracts.
Kishor claimed to have documentary proof of Ashok Chaudhary’s alleged disproportionate assets and demanded that the minister withdraw a legal defamation notice of Rs 100 crore and issue a public apology within seven days, failing which, he would raise the matter with the Governor and the courts.
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