Chandigarh: The Anti-drug Special Task Force (STF) of Punjab Police has registered a case under the NDPS Act against Fazilka drug inspector Shishan Mittal. After this, today, STF raided the hideouts of Mittal and people associated with him.
STF has raided 13 places, including Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh. During this, STF has frozen 24 bank accounts of the accused and those associated with him. Which were running in the name of many other people. A total amount of Rs 6.19 crore has been found in the bank accounts. Apart from this, 3 bank lockers have also been frozen. Rs 9 lakh in cash and foreign currency have also been recovered. Apart from this, immovable property worth Rs 1.4 crore has also come to light in Zirakpur during the investigation.
During this time, STF teams reached Bathinda, Mohali, Gidderbaha, Zirakpur, and Fatehabad for investigation. The entire operation is being videographed by the STF. At the same time, the investigation of the case is still going on.
The STF investigation has revealed that the accused has links with big drug smugglers lodged in jail. He has made property worth crores of rupees from the property coming from this black business. STF has got many important clues in its hands during the search. STF has also collected many documents. STF officials believe that the accused was involved in a synthetic drug racket with drug smugglers. DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav has given information about this by posting on social media account X.
ADGP STF Neelabh Kishore said that the police have frozen more than twenty bank accounts of the drug inspector. Some bank lockers have also been found, which have also been frozen. When this raid is completed, information about this will be shared. On the other hand, if sources are to be believed, the accused has built property worth crores of rupees from the money earned from drug smuggling.
This is being considered a big success for the police. The STF was engaged in the investigation for about a month. The police will keep an eye on many other people in this case.