In a major narcotics bust, the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar police have arrested Nitishkumar Saxena, a key distributor in a drug smuggling operation that supplied narcotics worth ₹10 lakh into the city over the past four months. The arrest came after an extensive investigation led by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) squad, under the supervision of Police Inspector Geeta Bagwade.
The investigation began with the arrest of Reshma Anjum Syed Ejaj (45), the mother of notorious smuggler Faizal Teja, who was apprehended last Friday while in possession of narcotic drugs. During her interrogation, the authorities discovered that drug peddlers Yousuf Khan Mehboob Khan (28, Baijipura) and Praveen Umaji Gawali (32, Nashik) were involved in distributing narcotic bottles and pills to addicts in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Both peddlers were arrested and revealed that a medical representative from FRX Company had been supplying the drugs.
Following this lead, the police team, consisting of PSI Sandeep Shinde, Nitin Deshmukh, Vinod Pardeshi, and Ashraf Syed, traveled to Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, where they successfully apprehended Nitishkumar Saxena. Saxena, using the ID of Vipin Gautam, had been smuggling and distributing drugs across the state. Over the past four months, the drugs, originally worth Rs30 per bottle, were sold to addicts for up to Rs400 in Maharashtra.
Authorities believe Saxena was the primary distributor for the company and could procure unlimited quantities of narcotic drugs. The case is currently under further investigation, and more arrests are expected as the police continue to dismantle the drug network.
