Gorakhpur: Jhinak Nishad, a wanted suspect in the high-profile murder case of a NEET student in the Pipraich region, has been taken into custody by the Chiluatal police. The culprit was found in possession of 105 grams of heroin, which is worth around Rs 25 lakh on the global market.
Police got a tip late on Tuesday night that someone was traveling along the embankment road from the direction of Transport Nagar with a large amount of drugs. In the Majnu outpost area, a police squad quickly set up shop next to an underpass on the Mohripur-Sinhorwa route.
The suspect tried to run when they saw the police, but they were pursued and caught a short distance away. Police found 105 grams of heroin in a plastic box during a search. The culprit revealed during questioning that he was Jhinak Nishad, a resident of Jungle Dhusar Hasanpur, which is within the jurisdiction of the Pipraich police station.
According to police investigations, Nishad was sought in relation to the murder of NEET student Deepak, which took place in the Pipraich region on the evening of September 15–16. The participation of criminals connected to livestock smuggling was brought to light by the murder inquiry. Jhinak Nishad’s name was on a chargesheet that the Special Task Force (STF) had previously filed against four livestock traffickers in this case.
The inquiry found that Nishad had a strong hold over a well-organized livestock smuggling network. His responsibilities included:
giving smugglers information about police activity.
assisting smugglers in avoiding law enforcement by directing them along safe routes.
obtaining a commission “per head of cattle” in exchange for his labor.
He had been on the radar of law enforcement and security services for a considerable amount of time as a result of his actions.
Nishad is the subject of a police complaint filed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. On Wednesday, he appeared in court and was then sent to prison.
According to CO Campierganj, Anurag Singh, the police are presently looking into where the confiscated heroin came from and where it was going. Additionally, the identities of additional people engaged in narcotics and livestock smuggling have been made public via the accused’s questioning. As they prepare to take further action, police are now compiling evidence against these associates.
