Archive · 30 Dec 2025
Bengaluru Police Suspend 3 Inspectors Over Drug Lab Negligence
Three police inspectors in Bengaluru were suspended because they didn't stop a big drug storage and manufacturing operation in their areas.
A team of police from different places worked together and found 4.2 kg of a drug called mephedrone and 17 kg of materials used to make drugs.
The drugs were worth Rs 1.2 crore.
The inspectors were suspended because they didn't do their job properly to stop the drugs from being made and stored.
Four people were arrested for making and selling these drugs.
The police found the drugs based on a tip from someone who was arrested in Mumbai.
Three police inspectors from Kothanur, Avalahalli, and Bagalur police stations in Bengaluru were suspended for alleged negligence in preventing drug manufacturing and storage.
A joint operation by the Maharashtra Anti-Narcotics Task Force, Bengaluru City Police, and the Narcotics Control Bureau seized 4.2 kg of mephedrone and 17 kg of precursor materials.
The drugs were valued at Rs 1.2 crore and were found at multiple locations in Bengaluru, including Yerappanahalli, N.G. Halli, Katkanhali, and Kannur.
Four individuals were arrested in connection with the illicit manufacturing and trafficking of mephedrone, including Suresh Yadav and Malkhan Ramlal Bishnoi.
The seizures were conducted based on a tip-off from an arrested individual, Abdul Khader, in Mumbai on December 21.
- Who
- Three police inspectors from Kothanur, Avalahalli, and Bagalur police stations in Bengaluru
- What
- Suspended for alleged negligence in preventing drug manufacturing and storage
- When
- Monday, December 29
- Where
- Bengaluru, India
- Why
- Failed to detect or prevent drug manufacturing units in their jurisdictions
- Inspectors Suspended
- 3
- Police Stations Involved
- Kothanur, Avalahalli, Bagalur
- Drug Seized
- 4.2 kg mephedrone
- Value of Drugs
- Rs 1.2 crore
- Precursor Material Seized
- 17 kg
- Agencies Involved
- Maharashtra Anti-Narcotics Task Force, Bengaluru City Police, Narcotics Control Bureau
- Arrests Made
- 4
- Seizure Locations
- Yerappanahalli, N.G. Halli, Katkanhali, Kannur
- Tip-off Source
- Abdul Khader (arrested in Mumbai)
Sources
Three police inspectors suspended for negligence after drug seizure in Bengaluru
Days after massive drug bust in Bengaluru, 3 police inspectors suspended for negligence
Bengaluru Police Commissioner Suspends 3 Inspectors Over Drug Lab Lapse
Karnataka Drug Bust: Maharashtra Anti-Narcotics Task Force Unearths 3 Mephedrone Units In Bengaluru, Govt Suspends 3 Police Inspectors
