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Bhopal Crime Branch Busts Inter-State Mephedrone Ring With BJP Minority Leader’s Kin Among Arrested

Investigators say medical practitioners prescribed mephedrone as treatment alongside trainers marketing it as a fitness booster to trap users in a coercive recruitment network.

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The case began with the arrest of two drug peddlers, Saifuddin and Ashu alias Shahrukh, found in possession of MD drugs three days ago. (Representative image)
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Overview

  • The Crime Branch has arrested six suspects, including primary operatives Saifuddin, Shahrukh alias Ashu, nephew Yasin Ahmad and uncle Shahwar Ahmad, and seized over 37 grams of mephedrone, two vehicles, a pistol and multiple mobile phones.
  • Investigators have linked Yasin Ahmad and Shahwar Ahmad to Shafiq Ahmad, a state executive member of the BJP’s minority cell, and discovered photographs suggesting their proximity to senior party leaders.
  • Digital forensics uncovered more than twenty videos allegedly showing drugged young women being sexually exploited and victims facing violent extortion to enforce silence and recruitment.
  • Evidence indicates mephedrone was introduced as a mental health remedy, weight-loss or party enhancer by medical practitioners and gym trainers to lure college students and gym-goers into a coerced trafficking network.
  • Police say the investigation remains active with more arrests anticipated and have appealed to survivors and witnesses to report incidents to receive legal support.