Chandrapur police seize 24 gm mephedrone from house, accused caught at Butibori toll plaza
Ramnagar police raided a house in Indiranagar, Chandrapur, and the accused, who fled towards Nagpur, was detained at Butibori toll plaza.
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The detection squad of Ramnagar police raided a house in the Indiranagar area of Chandrapur and seized 24.260 grams of MD (mephedrone) powder. The accused, Hanif Karim Sheikh, was detained at the Butibori toll plaza after a trap was laid there.
Acting on a tip-off, the squad suddenly raided the house of Hanif Karim Sheikh, a resident of Indiranagar, Chandrapur. The banned narcotic MD powder was found in the house during the raid.
On learning of the police raid, Sheikh fled the spot towards Nagpur. The police began chasing him on the basis of technical analysis and secret information. When it became clear that he was heading towards Nagpur, Ramnagar police immediately informed the police inspector of Butibori police station.
Realising the seriousness of the case, Butibori police laid a trap at the Butibori toll plaza and detained Sheikh. He was then handed over to Ramnagar police, who reached the spot later.
In the operation, police seized from the accused 24.260 grams of MD powder worth Rs 72,780, an electronic weighing scale worth Rs 1,600 and 30 zip-lock plastic pouches, taking the total seized property to Rs 74,380.
A case has been registered at Ramnagar police station under sections 8(c) and 22(b), on the written report of Sub-Inspector Krishna Darade. Sub-Inspector Saurabh Salunkhe is investigating further.
The police of both Ramnagar and Butibori coordinated with each other to complete the operation.
The operation was carried out under the guidance of Superintendent of Police Ayush Nopani, Additional Superintendent of Police Ishwar Katkade, and sub-divisional police officers Kumar Sushant and Pramod Chaugule. Police Inspector Prabhavati Ekurke, Assistant Police Inspectors Shivaji Nagve and Hanuman Ugle, Sub-Inspector Krishna Darade and Probationary Sub-Inspector Sachin Pandare of Ramnagar police station took part. Police constables Baba Naitam, Anand Kharat, Prakash Balki, Ramprasad Naitam, Ravikumar Dhengale, Jitendra Akare, Manisha More, Prakash Madavi, Pankaj Thombre, Sandipedam, Suresh Korwar, Pankaj Pande, Suraj Shedmake and Blueti Sakhare jointly carried out the operation with them.
