As per a press note, “Based on an input NCB Mumbai on 02.10.2021, intercepted Vikrant Ishmeet, Arbaaz, Aryan and Gomit at International Port Terminal, MbPT and Nupur, Mohak and Munmun at the Cordelia Cruise. All the accused persons were found in possession of Narcotics except Aryan and Mohak.”The press note further stated, “Initially, the case was investigated by NCB Mumbai. Later an SIT from NCB Hqrs New Delhi, headed by Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh, DDG (Ops), was constituted to investigate the case, which was taken over by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on 06.11.2021.”
“SIT carried out its investigation in objective manner. The touchstone of the principle of proof beyond reasonable doubt has been applied. Based on the investigation carried out by SIT, a complaint against 14 persons under various sections of NDPS Act is being filed. Complaint against rest 06 persons is not being filed due to lack of sufficient evidence,” the press note concluded.
It has also been reported that in this case, 10 volumes of the charge sheet with 6,000 pages have been submitted . Meanwhile, the NCB probe, which was initially led by Sameer Wankhede, was later shifted from Mumbai to Delhi as a political row erupted over the case. Reportedly, the anti-drugs agency was supposed to file the charge sheet on the matter in 120 days but it had sought 90 more days in March to file the charge sheet in the case ahead of the April 2 deadline.
Surjitt Sahani
