Ahmedabad police arrested two men and seized 124.11 grams of heroin valued at ₹24.82 lakh during a raid on a public road in front of Lallu Ratna's shanties near Soneriya Block in the Bapunagar area, IANS reported.
Police identified the arrested men as Rohit Rajput, 28, and Anand Prajapati, 37, both residents of Soneriya Block; Rajput is originally from Azadnagar in Rajasthan's Ajmer district and Prajapati works as an auto-rickshaw driver, according to police.
Along with the heroin, police seized two mobile phones valued at ₹15,000, cash of ₹5,550 and a two-wheeler worth ₹70,000, putting the total value of seized property at ₹25,74,700. A case has been registered at Bapunagar police station under Sections 8(c) and 22(b) of the NDPS Act.
Police said they are searching for two other accused, identified as Nanu alias Bhavesh Patni and Tinaben Patni. The raid, supervised by Police Inspector V.K. Gadhvi, followed specific information received by Head Constable Jayrajsinh Harisinh and Police Constable Jaydipsinh Nikuldevsinh of the Bapunagar NDPS and surveillance squads. The allegations are under investigation.
Ahmedabad (Bapunagar), Oct 19 • 124.11 grams of heroin valued at ₹24.82 lakh seized • Two arrested: Rohit Rajput, 28, and Anand Prajapati, 37 • Total seized property ₹25,74,700 — two mobile phones, ₹5,550 cash and a two-wheeler included • Case under NDPS Act Sections 8(c) and 22(b) • Two more accused being traced • Allegations under investigation
Sources: IANS, reported by HiIndia and Nation Press.