A commandant with the CISF who was posted as the director of bureau of security in the Ministry of External Affairs and his friend have been arrested for allegedly planting drugs in the car of an IAS officer’s husband, parked at CGO complex, the police said on Thursday.
The police said that around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, a senior officer with the CISF received a call about a suspicious car parked in Electronics Niketan car parking inside the CGO complex. The officer immediately alerted CISF security personnel as CGO complex is secured by CISF.
The car owner was traced and the vehicle was searched in his presence. Security personnel recovered 550 g charas in 52 small pouches and stuffed in boot and rear seat.
“The car owner was held and a case was registered against him under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,” said a police officer.
Vendor’s statement
During investigation, it was found that the caller who had informed the CISF officer about the incident was a street vendor who lives in Mehrauli. He told the police that a man had approached him on Wednesday who took his phone to make an “emergency call”.
Based on the statement of the street vendor, we scanned footage of more than 30 CCTV cameras in the area from where the call was made. In one of the footage a car was spotted and it was recognised by the vendor. The registration number was not clear but a sticker of reading Ministry of External Affairs was seen, the police said.
The car was traced and it was found that it belonged to Ranjan Pratap Singh. He initially tried to mislead the police, but when he was countered with other technical evidence, he broke down and confessed to have planted drugs in the car with the help of his advocate friend, the police said.
“We have arrested Singh and Neeraj Chauhan under NDPS Act and criminal conspiracy. An FIR has been registered at Lodi Colony police station,” said a police officer.
The accused disclosed that he had met the IAS officer during a training program and developed fondness. He wanted to implicate her husband in a drug peddling case, added the officer.
“The accused brought charas from his hometown in Aligarh and roped in his friend Neeraj in the plan.Neeraj had made the call to the CISF officer about the drugs in car,” said a police officer.
The officer added that Mr. Singh had followed the car for two days and when the IAS officer’s husband went to visit a hospital in Pragati Vihar in south Delhi on Wednesday, the accused opened unlocked the door of the car with the help of key maker from Lajpat Nagar market.
They planted the drugs and left the keys inside and left, the officer also said.
