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.