Delhi Police freeze drug trafficker Vijay Kumar’s assets worth Rs 30 lakh

The case was registered after Kumar’s son Nitin Badhwan, 22, was arrested from Wazirpur JJ Colony in February this year. The police said 365 grams of heroin and Rs 1.88 lakh were recovered from his house. During Badhwan’s interrogation, he allegedly confessed that he was working on the instructions of his father, leading to Kumar’s arrest in May.

The order for the seizure and freezing of Kumar’s assets was forwarded to the competent authority in the Ministry of Finance and Department of Revenue and was approved, officers said.

Bhisham Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North West, said that following the approval, the accused was summoned for a financial probe, requiring him to appear in person or through a representative and present documents proving that the assets were acquired through legitimate means. “However, he failed to justify his assets, leading the competent authorities to issue an order to freeze his illegally acquired assets,” the DCP said.

According to the police, Vijay Kumar has been involved in the drug trade for at least seven years and faces more than 11 criminal cases, including five under the NDPS Act. His son has allegedly been supplying drugs for the last three years, officers said.