Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Navpreet Singh Remanded for Ten Days in Drug Trafficking Case
Navpreet Singh was brought back to India from Türkiye and arrested.
A Delhi court allowed police to question him for 10 days.
Police say they need to look for drugs and learn how an alleged drug network worked.
Prosecutors say drugs were hidden at places in Punjab and kept in warehouses in Madhya Pradesh.
They say Singh may be able to help find those places.
Singh denies, through his lawyer, that more time in police custody is needed.
The case is connected to a large heroin investigation from 2021.
The allegations are still being investigated.
A Delhi court ordered Navpreet Singh held in police custody for 10 days after his deportation from Türkiye.
Police sought custody to recover alleged hidden drugs, trace the supply chain and identify other people involved.
Prosecutors allege Singh used the identity Navab Virk in Türkiye and helped traffic heroin and methamphetamine from Afghanistan to India.
The prosecution says drugs were left at dead drops in Punjab and stored in Madhya Pradesh godowns; Singh allegedly offered to identify locations.
The case is linked to a 2021 heroin investigation; one article reports a seizure of 358.08 kg, while another gives an approximate figure of 355.5 kg.
- Who
- Navpreet Singh, an accused in an alleged international drug-trafficking network; police and the defence presented opposing arguments on custody.
- What
- A Delhi court ordered Singh held in police custody for 10 days.
- When
- Saturday; one article says he was produced in court on October 3 but does not specify the year.
- Where
- Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi; police say the investigation may take Singh to Punjab and Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Police sought time to recover alleged hidden drugs, investigate the supply chain and identify other people involved.
Police and prosecution
Defence
Need for further custody
Police and prosecution
Police said custody was needed to recover alleged hidden drugs, trace the supply chain and financial trail, and identify or apprehend other alleged participants.
Defence
Singh’s lawyer argued that police had already recorded his statement and could continue investigating without further custodial questioning.
- Police custody
- 10 days
- Deported from
- Türkiye
- Alleged identity
- Navab Virk
- Alleged drugs
- Heroin and methamphetamine
- Alleged hiding and storage locations
- Dead drops in Punjab and godowns in Madhya Pradesh, according to the prosecution
- 2021 heroin seizure
- One report says 358.08 kg; another gives an approximate figure of 355.5 kg
- Additional case mentioned
- Singh is also accused in a 2022 terror case concerning alleged use of narcotics proceeds to finance terror activities
