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Pune Crime Branch Arrests Wanted Accused in 2024 NDPS Case
Police in Pune arrested a man who was wanted in a drug-related case.
The man was identified as Tausif alias Chuha Jameer Sayyad, aged 29.
Police said the case was registered in 2024 at Bharti Vidyapeeth Police Station.
An informant told officers that Sayyad would be in the Camp area.
A Crime Branch team set a trap near Lashkar Police Station.
They arrested him at about 4:04 p.m.
Police said he disclosed his identity and confessed to involvement in the case during questioning.
He was then handed over to Bharti Vidyapeeth Police Station for further legal steps.
Pune City Crime Branch’s Anti-Robbery and Vehicle Theft Squad-1 arrested Tausif alias Chuha Jameer Sayyad, 29.
Sayyad was wanted in Crime Register No. 613/2024, registered at Bharti Vidyapeeth Police Station under the NDPS Act.
Police said a confidential informant reported that Sayyad would arrive in Pune’s Camp area.
Officers apprehended him near Lashkar Police Station at about 4:04 p.m.
He was taken into custody and handed over to Bharti Vidyapeeth Police Station for further legal proceedings.
- Who
- Pune City Crime Branch officers arrested Tausif alias Chuha Jameer Sayyad, 29.
- What
- Sayyad, wanted in a 2024 case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, was arrested.
- Where
- Near Lashkar Police Station in Pune’s Camp area.
- When
- At about 4:04 p.m.; the article is dated October 9, but does not specify the year of the arrest.
- Why
- Police were acting on a verified tip that the wanted accused would arrive in the Camp area.
Police account
Accused’s account
Alleged involvement in the case
Police account
Police say Sayyad was wanted in the NDPS case and report that he confessed to involvement during interrogation.
Accused’s account
The article does not provide a response or account from Sayyad beyond saying he disclosed his identity; the allegation has not been independently assessed in the report.
Key facts
- Accused
- Tausif alias Chuha Jameer Sayyad, 29
- Arresting unit
- Anti-Robbery and Vehicle Theft Squad-1, Pune City Crime Branch
- Case reference
- Crime Register No. 613/2024
- Police station handling the case
- Bharti Vidyapeeth Police Station
- NDPS Act sections cited
- Sections 8(c), 22(b) and 29
- Arrest location and time
- Near Lashkar Police Station, at about 4:04 p.m.
- Next step
- Sayyad was handed over to Bharti Vidyapeeth Police Station for further legal proceedings









