After former actress Mamta Kulkarni was named as a prime accused in the multi-crore Thane drug racket. Police are now looking at the involvement of Pakistani and Sri Lankan nationals in the case.
We are verifying the alleged involvement of Pakistani and Sri Lankan nationals in the racket. We have been exchanging information and inputs gathered with various agencies like CBI, NCB and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and others.A senior official said
Kulkarni’s name was added to the chargesheet on 18 June. Vicky Goswami, who is supposedly her husband, is already an accused in connection with Rs 2,000-crore drug racket, which the police busted last month.
17 people have been accused in the case, of which seven are still absconding. The other 10 have been arrested and sent to judicial custody. Police also said that they have begun the process for extradition of both Kulkarni and Goswami.
The racket was busted after police seized around 18.5 tonne of ephedrine, after raiding the premises of Avon Lifesciences Ltd in Maharashtra’s Solapur district in April. The drug was allegedly being taken from the Solapur unit of the company and sent abroad.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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