Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Delhi Drug Supplier Held Over Suspected ULFA(I) Narco-Terror Link
Police in Delhi and Assam arrested a 27-year-old man named Apurba Thakur.
They say he may have supplied psychotropic tablets to a drug network moving between Delhi and Assam.
The investigation started when Assam Police allegedly found heroin hidden in a car on July 17.
That arrest led police to other people and phone communications.
Investigators say some communications involved a person suspected of belonging to ULFA(I), a banned separatist group.
Police also found an alleged tablet invoice and messages on Thakur’s devices.
They are checking a large online money transfer connected to the case.
The police are still investigating whether drug money supported unlawful or terrorist activities.
Delhi Police and Assam Police apprehended 27-year-old Apurba Thakur in Narela over an Assam narcotics case.
The investigation began after police allegedly seized 46.11 grams of heroin from a car in Assam on July 17.
Police linked the suspected interstate psychotropic-tablet supply chain to people allegedly connected with ULFA(I).
Investigators said Thakur’s devices contained communications with suspected ULFA(I) cadre Mridupawan Dahutia and an invoice for tablets.
Police are examining a transaction involving several lakhs and whether drug proceeds financed unlawful or terrorist activities.
- Who
- Delhi Police and Assam Police apprehended Apurba Thakur, while several other people were arrested or questioned during the investigation.
- What
- Thakur was arrested over his alleged role as a Delhi-based supplier of psychotropic tablets to an interstate narcotics network with suspected ULFA(I) links.
- When
- The investigation began with a seizure on July 17; Assam Police sought Delhi Police’s assistance on August 25, and Thakur was subsequently apprehended.
- Where
- Thakur was traced in Narela, Delhi; the underlying case was registered in Mathurapur, Charaideo district, Assam.
- Why
- Police are investigating alleged narcotics trafficking, possible links with ULFA(I), and whether drug proceeds financed unlawful or terrorist activities.
- Accused
- Apurba Thakur, 27, a Delhi-based alleged psychotropic-tablet supplier
- Initial seizure
- 46.11 grams of heroin allegedly recovered from a car in Assam
- Seizure date
- July 17
- Alleged group link
- United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA(I))
- Evidence cited
- Digital communications, an alleged tablet invoice, and a financial transaction involving several lakhs
- Legal provisions
- The Assam case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
- Court order
- A Delhi court granted four days of transit remand to take Thakur to Assam
