SRINAGAR: Police on Friday arrested a third accused in connection with the recovery huge haul of heroin worth 70 crores in the Srinagar district.
Police have already arrested two persons including a CRPF trooper in connection with the recovery of over 11 kilograms of heroin and recovery of cash 11,82500 at Rajbagh area of Srinagar.
A senior police officer said that the third arrest culminated in connection with the case today and he identified the accused person as Rashid Kohli son of Late Satar Mohd Kohli resident of Amdohi Karnah Kupwara.
He said that preliminary investigations suggest that paramilitary trooper Sajad Ahmad Badana hailing from Karnah and posted with 160 BN of CRPF in Chatha, Satwari Jammu, is the main kingpin in the case.
“Further investigations are underway and the entire nexus behind this will be unravelled,”.
Pertinently, ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar had said that it was part of cross-border smuggling, drugs have come from Pakistan. (AGENCIES)
