Thane: The Mumbra police have arrested a 48-year-old man for possessing 60 gm of narcotic substance mephedrone worth Rs 1 lakh.
He has been identified as Imtiyaz Dawood Marchant, who was a co-accused in the Gulshan Kumar murder case and was subsequently acquitted. A prime accused in Kumar’s murder, Abdul Rauf Merchant, is Imtiyaz’s brother.
Statement Of Police
The police said Imtiyaz is also a co-accused in the Jainuddin Chaugule murder case in 2000. In that case, he was released on bail and trial is yet to begin.
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Raju Pachore, an investigation officer at Mumbra police station, said, “Based on a tipoff that a man would come to Mumbra to sell drugs, we formed a team and laid a trap to arrest Imtiyaz.”
Senior police inspector Anil Shinde said the drive has been initiated to eliminate drug peddlers in the area and that it has been a success to a large extent.
He said, “A total of 390 cases of consuming drugs and 15 cases of possession were registered in this drive.”
