Mumbai News: Special NDPS Court Cancels Bail Of 4 Accused In ₹29 Crore Sangli Drug Seizure, Citing Habitual Offending

Mumbai: The special NDPS court has cancelled the bail of four persons arrested by the ATS for their links with 146 kg of Mephedrone, seized in September 2019, after they were caught in another drug seizure worth Rs 29 crore in Sangli.

The court, while cancelling their bail, observed that the accused had violated the liberty granted by the High Court intentionally. “They seem to be habitual offenders. The persons who are not obeying the court’s order are not entitled to be released on bail routinely. Hence, their bail needs to be cancelled,” the special court said.

The four accused namely Abdul Razak Shaikh, Suleman Shaikh, Jitendra Parmar and Sardar Patil, were arrested in 2019 by the Vikroli Kalachowki Unit of Maharashtra ATS. The four were granted bail by the HC in August 2024 over delay.

As per one of the conditions, the accused were asked to report to the unit on the first Monday of every month. It was informed to the court that they had stopped attending to the unit. On inquiry, it was revealed they were arrested in another drug case. Hence, the prosecution moved a plea for the cancellation of their bail.

The other accused, apart from Pati,l failed to respond to the plea of the prosecution. Patil informed the court that they could not attend the court as the accused are arrested in the case registered with the Vita police station in Sangli.

The court, after hearing the pleadings, noted that, after being released on bail, they have committed another serious crime wherein a huge quantity of contraband, amounting to Rs 29 crore, has been recovered from them with the co-accused.