Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Vadodara Ransom Probe Leads Police to Rs 4 Crore Heroin
Police in Vadodara were investigating a businessman who received death threats and a demand for Rs 10 crore.
The businessman agreed to pay Rs 10 lakh as part of the investigation.
Police said the money was supposed to be collected in Delhi through hawala.
Officers arrested Kuldeep Ganeshdas Swami in Chandni Chowk.
They said he was collecting the money for the Rohit Godara gang.
Swami had a key to a car parked in Najafgarh.
Police searched the car and allegedly found heroin worth about Rs 4 crore.
Investigators are now trying to find where the drugs came from and who was supposed to receive them.
Vadodara police were investigating death threats and a Rs 10 crore extortion demand against a businessman.
Kuldeep Ganeshdas Swami was arrested in Delhi while allegedly collecting Rs 10 lakh through hawala.
Police said Swami claimed he was collecting the money for the Rohit Godara gang.
A search of a Maruti Swift linked to Swami allegedly found 2.075 kg of heroin worth about Rs 4 crore.
Delhi Police registered a separate case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and is tracing the drug network.
- Who
- Vadodara police, Delhi Police Special Cell, arrested Kuldeep Ganeshdas Swami, who is alleged to be linked to the Rohit Godara gang.
- What
- An extortion investigation led to Swami’s arrest and the alleged seizure of 2.075 kg of heroin valued at about Rs 4 crore.
- When
- Swami was arrested on Saturday at around 5.30 pm.
- Where
- He was arrested in Chandni Chowk, Delhi; the alleged heroin was found in a Maruti Swift parked in Jai Vihar, Najafgarh.
- Why
- Police were investigating death threats and an alleged Rs 10 crore extortion demand against a Vadodara businessman.
- Extortion demand
- Rs 10 crore
- Planned payment
- Rs 10 lakh through a hawala channel in Delhi
- Arrested person
- Kuldeep Ganeshdas Swami
- Heroin seized
- 2.075 kg
- Estimated heroin value
- Approximately Rs 4 crore
- Drug case
- Registered under Sections 21 and 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
- Investigation status
- Police are tracing the heroin’s source, intended recipient and alleged network members