Archive · 19 Dec 2025
NCP Suspends Leader After Drug Arrest
Vishal More, who was the leader of the student group for the Nationalist Congress Party in Pune, was arrested for being involved in a drug case.
The police found out about him from other people they caught who were selling drugs.
The party quickly removed him from his position because of this.
There are also some people saying that someone important's brother might be involved, but that's not confirmed yet.
The police are still looking into everything.
The Chief Minister said there is no proof that the deputy chief minister or his family is involved, but others are saying they need more information.
NCP suspends Vishal More, President of its Pune city student wing, after his arrest in a drug trafficking case.
More was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch for alleged involvement in the trafficking of MD (mephedrone) drugs from Satara district.
Police detained two drug suppliers in Mumbai’s Mulund area who implicated More in the narcotics network.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare alleged links between Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s brother and the drug trafficking case.
NCP suspended More with immediate effect following his arrest and allegations of involvement in the narcotics case.
- Who
- Vishal More, President of NCP's Pune city student wing
- What
- Arrested for alleged involvement in drug trafficking
- When
- Recently, specific date not mentioned
- Where
- Satara district, Mumbai
- Why
- Alleged involvement in narcotics network and supply of banned substances
Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT)
BJP and Eknath Shinde
Involvement in Drug Case
Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT)
Alleged links between Deputy CM Eknath Shinde’s brother and the drug trafficking case.
BJP and Eknath Shinde
No evidence of Shinde's or his family's involvement in the case.
- Person Arrested
- Vishal More
- Position
- President of NCP's Pune city student wing
- Drug Involvement
- Alleged involvement in MD (mephedrone) trafficking
- Location of Arrest
- Satara district
- Party Action
- Suspended with immediate effect
- Allegations by Shiv Sena (UBT)
- Links to Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s brother, Prakash Shinde
- Drug Seizure
- 45 kg of drugs worth Rs 145 crore