Jan 25, 2025 05:48 AM IST
They recognized the arrested suspect as 38-year-old Rakesh Singh alias Rinku of Tundla Mandi in Ambala. He was arrested by a criminal offense department workforce on Wednesday
Gurugram: A suspected interstate drug vendor was arrested from Ambala when he arrived there to fulfill his household after being on the run for about 19 years, Faridabad police mentioned on Friday.
A suspected interstate drug vendor was arrested from Ambala when he arrived there to fulfill his household after being on the run for about 19 years, Faridabad police mentioned. (FILE PHOTO)
They recognized the arrested suspect as 38-year-old Rakesh Singh alias Rinku of Tundla Mandi in Ambala. He was arrested by a criminal offense department workforce on Wednesday.
Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of the Faridabad Police mentioned, he could possibly be arrested after crime department officers obtained an enter about his presence in Ambala from a suspect whereas investigating one other case.
“He had changed his identity and worked in multiple cities while remaining involved in drug smuggling before finally returning to Ambala where he was presently driving an auto rickshaw for a living. He was living in an area which was far from Tundla Mandi,” he mentioned.
Yadav mentioned that it was in 2006 when Rinku together with two associates Ranjit Singh and Lakhvir Singh was intercepted by police on GT Street close to Navlu Colony in Sector 25, Ballabgarh, whereas they have been smuggling 200kgs of poppy husk to Ambala through Faridabad after procuring the consignment from a special state.
“Ranjit was arrested from the spot but Lakhvir and Rinku had managed to run away when police intercepted their vehicle. Later Lakhvir was also arrested but Rinku remained on the run and was finally declared a proclaimed offender in 2007,” he mentioned, including a case underneath Narcotic Medicine and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered at Ballabgarh police station again then.
Yadav mentioned that a number of makes an attempt have been made to trace Rinku however he was not caught.
Investigators mentioned that Rinku was forwarded to judicial custody after being produced earlier than a Faridabad courtroom on Thursday night following detailed interrogation.
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