The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a sixth supplementary charge sheet against four persons in connection with the seizure of 500 kg of heroin, smuggled from Pakistan via sea route, at Salaya port in Gujarat. Two dozen accused have been arrested in the case so far, while a hunt is on for nine others.
The absconders include the wanted Italy-based and one of India’s most wanted drug traffickers Simranjeet Singh Sandhu, Pakistan-based Hajisaab, Nabi Baksh and Australia-based Tanvir Singh Bedi. Among those chargesheeted are Harminder Singh, Manjit Singh, Kuldeep Singh and Malkit Singh, all residents of Punjab.
