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UP Police Raid Jailed Peddler's Home, Seize Drugs and Cash, Arrest Family
Imagine a man who is in jail because he was caught selling illegal things, like drugs.
Police in Uttar Pradesh thought he was still telling his family how to sell more drugs even while he was locked up.
So, the police went to his house while he was in jail.
Inside his house, they found a lot of money hidden in different places.
They also found a lot of drugs, like powders and plants.
Five people from his family, including his wife, son, and daughter, were there and tried to hide the money and drugs when the police came.
The police caught them and arrested them.
The police think the family was helping the man run his illegal business from jail.
Police in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district raided the home of alleged peddler Rajesh Mishra, who is currently in jail.
During the raid, cash exceeding Rs 2 crore and drugs valued at over Rs 1.18 crore were seized, with a total recovery of over Rs 3 crore.
Five family members, including Mishra's wife, son, daughter, and two relatives, were arrested.
Authorities suspect Mishra was operating a drug network from jail with the assistance of his family.
The raid followed an investigation triggered by the family's alleged attempt to use forged documents for Mishra's bail.
- Who
- Police raided the residence of alleged peddler Rajesh Mishra and arrested five of his family members.
- What
- Police recovered cash worth over Rs 2 crore and drugs valued at over Rs 1.18 crore, totaling more than Rs 3 crore in illicit assets. Five family members were arrested for allegedly assisting Mishra in running a drug operation from jail.
- Where
- The raid took place at Mishra's residence in the Manikpur area of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The raid occurred on Sunday.
- Why
- The raid was part of an ongoing campaign against organized crime and narcotic trafficking, following an investigation into the family's alleged attempt to secure Mishra's bail with forged documents.
Key facts
- Location
- Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh
- Alleged Peddler
- Rajesh Mishra (in jail)
- Cash Recovered
- Rs 2.01 crore
- Drugs Recovered
- 577 gm smack (approx. Rs 1.15 crore), 6.075 kg ganja (approx. Rs 3 lakh)
- Total Estimated Value of Recovered Items
- Over Rs 3 crore
- Family Members Arrested
- Wife, son, daughter, two relatives
- Rajesh Mishra's Cases
- 14 criminal cases
- Wife's Cases
- 7 cases, including under NDPS Act and UP Gangsters' Act
Quotes
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police officials in Pratapgarh district
“Cash and contraband drugs valued at more than Rs 3 crore were recovered during a raid at the residence of an alleged 45-year-old peddler in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district, police said.”
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“Five members of the family of the alleged peddler, Rajesh Mishra, including his wife Reena Mishra, son Vinayak Mishra and daughter Komal Mishra, and relatives Yash Mishra and Ajeet Kumar Mishra, were arrested, police said.”
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Deepak Bhuker
Pratapgarh Superintendent of Police (SP)
“the raid was part of an ongoing campaign to clamp down on organised crime and narcotic trafficking in the region.”
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