Overview
- The EAGLE Force, working with Chityal police, raided a dhaba near Chityal on January 9 after specific intelligence.
- The suspect was identified as Gurmeet Singh, 24, owner of Doon Punjabi Dhaba and a native of Dehradun.
- Investigators say he catered to North Indian truck drivers stopping on the Hyderabad–Vijayawada corridor.
- He allegedly bought poppy husk at ₹1,800 per kg and resold it for ₹6,000 per kg to truckers.
- Singh told police he had procured 20 kg in total, with narcotics recovered from the eatery’s storeroom, and he remains in custody as the case proceeds with Chityal police.