17.02.2023, the Special Cell had received information that at around 3-4 PM, two residents of Imphal i.e. Ranbir Singh (applicant herein)and Loyangamba, who are involved in business of heroin, will come through loop road from MB road towards Sarita Vihar, Delhi in white coloured Maruti Brezza Car, bearing no. AS 01 DR 9488. Thereafter, a raiding team was formed and at around 03:25 PM, the said car had reached the spot and had stopped on the side of road. The applicant Ranbir Singh i.e. the driver of the car had then got down from the car and stood on the footpath at about 20 steps away from the car, carrying a pittu bag (black and red colour on which „Elaichi‟ was written) on his shoulder. After some time, the accused/applicant had started running towards the car. Immediately thereafter, the raiding team had apprehended the applicant, and then the co-accused Loyangamba who was sitting in the car, with a black coloured bag with HP logo, had also started running, but he was captured by the raiding team. After complying with statutory provisions, the raiding team had conducted search of the car and the bags being carried by the accused persons, and 10kg of opium each was recovered from the bags being carried by the accused persons and 30kg of opium was recovered from the car. Accordingly, the present FIR was registered, accused persons were arrested, and were sent to police remand on 18.02.2023.
