06-10-2006, 09:55 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Even in drug crime, police protect their own </b>
Pioneer.com
Neeraj Chauhan | New Delhi
While the Delhi Police has overzealously gone after Rahul Mahajan, it has shown helplessness in tracking down Siddharth Nath, son of a serving IPS officer who is alleged to be the kingpin of the coke trade in the Capital.
Its investigations into the alleged June 1 drug abuse case involving Mahajan's son Rahul, his aide Bibek Maitra and a Srinagar-based carpet seller's son Sahil Zaroo is failing to move forward as Siddharth, popularly known as Sid in party circles has not yet been nabbed.
"The person behind the whole episode of increasing trade of heroin and cocaine among the city's elite is Siddharth alias Sid, the son of a serving IPS officer of IG rank currently posted with the RAW," said a senior police officer.
The official also said that Sahil and Abdullah had called Siddharth on the night of June 01 and morning of June 02. Despite the cops getting to know of his involvement on the first day itself, and having information about him being the head honcho of the network involving Nigerian peddlers, there has been a go slow in the matter even if inadvertent.
Preliminary investigations have confirmed that Sid was supplying drugs to embassy staffers but he managed 'immunity' from enforcement officials because of his father's stature. The officer told the Pioneer that Siddharth stays in Greater Kailash, whereas his family stays in Faridabad.
If the police are to be believed he went underground on Friday last when he came to know that Bibek Maitra had died and that Rahul Mahajan was admitted in Apollo Hospital and his accomplices have been arrested. His cell phones are also reported to be switched off. But the officers are sure that he is not out of the country as they have checked with the airport authorities.
According to the officer, it's just not Sid but also his close aide Naqibullah, an Afghan national, who is also absconding. Naqibullah is reported to be the bridge between Sid, Nigerians and users of Delhi. Sid is believed to be close to Sahil, as he used to visit him in Srinagar frequently in connection with the drug trade. Aged around 30 years, Sid poses as a carpet dealer and visits drug peddlers in Srinagar and Mumbai. He too is a Kashmiri.
<b>According to the officer, all the Nigerians who are in the cocaine trade, are asked on arrival in Delhi to contact Sid to carry out the trade in Delhi. He gives the names and contact numbers of users to the Nigerians and keeps some amount as commission. Sahil reportedly knows everything about Sid as he has been in touch with him for more than a year</b>.
Siddharth is also well known very well to Karan, Rahul and Trishay, the three other youth who visited Rahul Mahajan and Bibek Maitra on the night of June 1. The three Greater Kailash boys came in contact with Sid recently through Sahil. <b>The police so far have turned a blind eye towards the involvement of the GK trio in the June 1 night episode</b>.
Sources said that the case has been mucked-up by the cops as they failed to get the trio medically investigated for use of drugs. Now the police are trying to make them approvers. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Govt is protecting IG and his son. <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Pioneer.com
Neeraj Chauhan | New Delhi
While the Delhi Police has overzealously gone after Rahul Mahajan, it has shown helplessness in tracking down Siddharth Nath, son of a serving IPS officer who is alleged to be the kingpin of the coke trade in the Capital.
Its investigations into the alleged June 1 drug abuse case involving Mahajan's son Rahul, his aide Bibek Maitra and a Srinagar-based carpet seller's son Sahil Zaroo is failing to move forward as Siddharth, popularly known as Sid in party circles has not yet been nabbed.
"The person behind the whole episode of increasing trade of heroin and cocaine among the city's elite is Siddharth alias Sid, the son of a serving IPS officer of IG rank currently posted with the RAW," said a senior police officer.
The official also said that Sahil and Abdullah had called Siddharth on the night of June 01 and morning of June 02. Despite the cops getting to know of his involvement on the first day itself, and having information about him being the head honcho of the network involving Nigerian peddlers, there has been a go slow in the matter even if inadvertent.
Preliminary investigations have confirmed that Sid was supplying drugs to embassy staffers but he managed 'immunity' from enforcement officials because of his father's stature. The officer told the Pioneer that Siddharth stays in Greater Kailash, whereas his family stays in Faridabad.
If the police are to be believed he went underground on Friday last when he came to know that Bibek Maitra had died and that Rahul Mahajan was admitted in Apollo Hospital and his accomplices have been arrested. His cell phones are also reported to be switched off. But the officers are sure that he is not out of the country as they have checked with the airport authorities.
According to the officer, it's just not Sid but also his close aide Naqibullah, an Afghan national, who is also absconding. Naqibullah is reported to be the bridge between Sid, Nigerians and users of Delhi. Sid is believed to be close to Sahil, as he used to visit him in Srinagar frequently in connection with the drug trade. Aged around 30 years, Sid poses as a carpet dealer and visits drug peddlers in Srinagar and Mumbai. He too is a Kashmiri.
<b>According to the officer, all the Nigerians who are in the cocaine trade, are asked on arrival in Delhi to contact Sid to carry out the trade in Delhi. He gives the names and contact numbers of users to the Nigerians and keeps some amount as commission. Sahil reportedly knows everything about Sid as he has been in touch with him for more than a year</b>.
Siddharth is also well known very well to Karan, Rahul and Trishay, the three other youth who visited Rahul Mahajan and Bibek Maitra on the night of June 1. The three Greater Kailash boys came in contact with Sid recently through Sahil. <b>The police so far have turned a blind eye towards the involvement of the GK trio in the June 1 night episode</b>.
Sources said that the case has been mucked-up by the cops as they failed to get the trio medically investigated for use of drugs. Now the police are trying to make them approvers. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Govt is protecting IG and his son. <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->