Zeenews Bureau
Mumbai, Jan 30: The police custody of IPS official Saji Mohan, caught allegedly with large amounts of heroin, was today extended till February 7 by a court here.
Mohan, who was arrested on January 25, was produced along with two other accused before the additional chief metropolitan magistarte P R Deshmukh as their police custody ended today.
The two other accused, Vicky Oberoi and Rajesh Kumar,
were also remanded to judicial custody till February 7.
While seeking Mohan`s custody, Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS)
said it wanted to interrogate Mohan regarding how the
narcotics were obtained.
Mohan was arrested here with 12 kg of heroin and ATS
officials later recovered 25 kg of the narcotic from a
residence where the IPS officer had allegedly stored it.
Another revelation in Saji case
Meanwhile, in another revelation, Saji Mohan has reportedly given a contract to kill a drug dealer who had refused to pay him back after receiving a big drug consignment.
According to reports, Saji Mohan had reportedly supplied over 10 kgs of heroine to a drug dealer, who however did not pay for the consignment. Furious over this, the 1995-batch IPS officer hired a contract killer to get the drug dealers eliminated.
During his 23-month tenure here, Mohan was in the media limelight when the NCB team arrested notorious drug-peddler Raju, who hinted at a nexus of drug traffickers and the Chandigarh police.
Mohan then submitted a report to the IGP last year, naming police officials who were allegedly linked with drug traffickers. Based on the report, the IGP suspended six officers.
Saji is also believed to have developed contacts with various drug peddlers during his career.
(Inputs from agencies)
