Haryana STF nabs Punjab’s wanted accused in ₹250 cr heroin case

Investigators say the accused had been absconding for six months and was among the prime suspects in a 50.14 kg heroin seizure case.

Published on: Jun 2, 2026, 04:20:11 IST

By Debashish Karmakar

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The Gurugram unit of the Haryana Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a suspect from Rohtak who was wanted by Punjab Police for the last six months in connection with the seizure of 50.14 kilograms of heroin worth around ₹250 crore in the international market, officials said on Monday.

The suspect was traced after his younger brother’s arrest in Bhiwani, where police seized 8.9 kg of heroin allegedly meant for multiple states. (File photo)

Officials said the suspect was arrested on May 28 and taken on four-day police remand for detailed interrogation.

According to STF officials, the suspect came under their radar after the arrest of his younger brother from Bhiwani on May 21 with 8.9 kilograms of heroin worth at least ₹40 crore in the international market. The younger brother was allegedly supplying heroin on a large scale across southern Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi.

Preetpal Sangwan, STF DSP (Gurugram unit), said the accused arrested from Bhiwani revealed during questioning that he was receiving heroin consignments from his elder brother. “Afterwards, we got to know that his brother was the one on the most-wanted list of Punjab police for seizure of 50.14 kilograms of heroin worth at least ₹250 crore in the international market at SAS Nagar in Punjab on November 21 last year,” he said.

STF officials said the suspect had been absconding since the Punjab heroin seizure and was booked as one of the prime accused in the case.

“More suspects involved in the multi-state drug smuggling racket with a base in Punjab and Haryana have been identified from the information provided by the suspect arrested from Rohtak. More raids will be carried out soon to arrest them too to dismantle the entire drug smuggling racket,” Sangwan said.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debashish Karmakar
Debashish Karmakar is a principal correspondent with the Hindustan Times, Gurugram bureau. He has a vast journalistic experience of almost 14 years of covering crime, court, power, transport, administration, weather and other beats while working across various organisations. He has been covering Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh, Palwal and other districts of southern Haryana for more than four and a half years. He has produced several breaking and exclusive stories while reporting from the ground where he maintains a strong presence on a daily basis. He writes news articles which are hard-hitting and accurate. With his strong bureaucratic sources, he frequently writes stories to expose the failure of the system forcing authorities to take necessary course-corrective steps. Besides crime, important convictions and court orders, he also writes on human-angle stories, on power issues and challenges faced by the residents on a daily basis in Gurugram and neighbouring areas. In the past, he worked for media houses like The Times of India, where he extensively reported on important government matters and daily proceedings at the Patna High Court. He has also worked in the electronic media and had done ground coverage on the Kedarnath deluge that wrecked Uttarakhand in 2013.Read More

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