FIR No- 26 of 2023
SAMTA NAGAR, KANDIVALI (EAST), MUMBAI POLICE STATION.
SECTION – NDPS Act – 27 & 8(c)
Complainant: Santosh Tanaji Supekar
Address: J/402, Sumit Greendale, Global City, Near Agarwal Lifestyle, Virar (W)-401303
Sections invoked: 27 & 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
First Information Report: C R No 026 of 2023, Samata Nagar Police Station, Kandivali East, Mumbai 400101
Date: January 10, 2023
Accused: Suryakant Nand Kishor Yadav, resident of 06, Pujari Compound, Damu Nagar, Kandivali East, Maharashtra – 400101
The gist of the Complaint: Translated from Marathi to English on best effort basis.
The Complainant, aged 32, resides at the address mentioned above, joined the Mumbai Police department in 2011 as Sepoy, and is presently serving in the Anti-terrorist squad at Samata Nagar Police Station since 2021.
The Complainant appeared at the police station for day duty on 10/01/2023. At about 18:30 hours while Police sub-inspector Mr. Tanpure, Hawaldar 00257/Bandre and were patrolling in Police Station Precinct near BMC ground, in front of Bhumi valley Building, Thakur Village, Kandivali (East), Mumbai, there they saw a person who was sitting down with a cigarette in his mouth, smoking some kind of drug with his cigarette.
After that, Police Sub-Inspector Tanpure asked Hawaldar 00257/Bandre to go and get two Panch (Witness) and gave such information to day shift Police Inspector Mr. Padwal. After that, Hawaldar 00257/Bandre came with two Panch in a short time. Police Sub-Inspector Tanpure introduced the Panch (Witness) to our police team and explained the purpose of calling them to the said place, the PANCH agreed to appear as judges.
After keeping watch on him for some time, Police Sub-Inspector Tanpure ordered to take him into custody. According to me and our Anti-terrorist squad officers detained him. there we found a cigarette-sized hash filled with half-burned stubs. After that, the Sub-Inspector of Police Tanpure identified himself, the judges, and the police team to the accused and asked him to allow us to search him, but he refused.
Then, Police Sub-Inspector Tanpure asked the accused about what he was doing at that place, and he said that he was consuming charas, a narcotic substance, by stuffing it into a cigarette butt. Then he was asked his name and address, and he identified himself as Suryakant Nandkishor Yadav, age 21 years, and address as above.
When the accused was examined, his eyes appeared swollen and red due to drug consumption and his mouth smelled rough. Immediately, the accused was searched before the Pancha (Witness), a half-burnt cigarette-sized piece of hashish in his hand was seized, extinguished, and destroyed on the spot.
Then the accused was medically examined at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Kandivali West, Mumbai Hospital, the medical officer gave a written report confirming that the accused had consumed Charas, a narcotic drug.
Police Registered the case and took up the investigation The case is being investigated by the Police officer namely Mr. Amol Tanpure.
The Complainant’s statement was recorded in Marathi, and it was explained to him in Hindi and he confirmed the same.