drug trafficker Shivnath Arrested
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar:A team of STF & Koraput district Police conducted raid on 23.04.2022 in village Agwar Khas, PS: Etmadpur Dist. Agra (Utter Pradesh) with the assistance of UP police and arrested one absconding interstate drug trafficker namely Shivnath Singh S/o. Late Ravindra Singh of village Agwar Khas PS: Etmadpur Dist.Agara (Utter Pradesh) wanted in Machhakund PS case No. 61/2021 U/s. 20(b)(ii)(c)/25/29 NDPS Act, 1985.
In this case, on 7.08.2021 Machhakund Police had seized contraband Ganja around 810 Kg, one Eicher Van and other incriminating materials from the possession of two accused persons belonging to UP. During interrogation both the accused persons confessed that as per direction of their vehicle owner Shivnath Singh, they were transporting contraband ganja. The arrested accused was one of the masterminds in the instant case as well as a noted inter-state drug trafficker (Ganja). He was absconding since occurrence of the case.
After collecting sufficient information, raid was conducted and finally the above absconding was apprehended. Soon after his arrest he was produced before the Hon’ble court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Agra (UP) for transit remand and five days transit remand has been granted in order to produce before the trying court i.e. Addl. Dist& Sessions Judge-cum-Spl. Judge, Koraput.
