532-kg heroin haul: ‘Kingpin’ hatched conspiracy with ramifications for national security, says NIA

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) told the special court here Thursday that the alleged kingpin in the 532-kg heroin haul case, Ranjeet Singh Rana alias Cheeta, had hatched a ‘larger conspiracy’ with ramifications for the country’s national security. The court sent Cheeta and his brother, Gagandeep Singh alias Gagan, to police remand till May 29.

Cheeta was arrested along with his brother from Begu village in Haryana on May 8 by a team of Punjab Police and NIA.

Both Cheeta and Gagan were in the custody of Punjab Police till May 14 but the case was transferred to the NIA and the accused were produced in the court through the video conferencing.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/532-kg-heroin-haul-kingpin-hatched-conspiracy-with-ramifications-for-national-security-says-nia-6421378/