Overview

• Bajrang Singh was detained late Wednesday in Ratangarh, Churu, after a two-month intelligence-led probe, according to Inspector General Vikas Kumar.
• Police report seizing 200 kg of cannabis and allege Singh ran an inter-state supply line funneling contraband from Telangana and Odisha into Rajasthan.
• Investigators say a lead about Singh traveling with a trusted Odiya cook, paired with checks on the cook’s relatives, led them to the hideout.
• Officials identify Singh as a Sikar district resident who carried a Rs 25,000 bounty prior to his arrest.
• Authorities say the former NSG commando took part in the 26/11 Mumbai response and allegedly shifted to large-scale trafficking after a 2021 retirement and political setback.