Aluva ∙ 4 more persons including grade SI and his son arrested in ganja smuggling case. Grade SI Perumbavoor Ezhipram Urumath Sajan (56), son Naveen (21), Vengola Olikkal and T John (22) and Basil Thomas (22) of Vattakkattupadi Eicharamatukandam were arrested by the Aluva police.
Rajinikanth Malik, Chakdol Pradhan and Sharmanand Pradhan, natives of Odisha’s Kandamal, who brought ganja, were arrested earlier.
After the incident, Naveen, the main accused, entered Abu Dhabi and was taken into custody after being strategically brought to Kochi International Airport. Naveen is an accused in 4 ganja cases registered by police and excise in Perumbavoor. Sajan’s father was arrested for protecting his son and facilitating his entry abroad.
Sajan will retire from service on May 30. Anse and Basil were arrested for providing shelter and vehicles to the cannabis gang. Vehicles, mobile phones and cash were recovered from them.
After the intervention of rural SP Vivek Kumar, the investigation of the ganjau case, which was limited to 3 guest workers, led to the arrest of grade SI and his son. The court remanded the accused.
English Summary: Police SI arrested for drug smuggling
2023-04-30 21:16:10
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