Drug peddler wanted in Mephedrone case dies as cops try to arrest him

After searching for him in Ratnagiri and Kolhapur district, the police team reached Pune. Cops received information that he had been hiding in an apartment at Kausar Baug in Kondhwa area.

The Mira Bhayandar police then sought help from Kondhwa police station in Pune. Around 7.30 pm on Friday, the police teams then reached the apartment where the accused was hiding.

Police knocked on the door of the apartment multiple times, but there was no response. So the cops broke into the apartment and tried to nab him. However, he allegedly bit a policeman’s chest. As the cops pushed him away, he became unconscious all of a sudden and collapsed on the floor.

Senior police inspector Kumar Ghadge told media persons that the accused was rushed to Sassoon hospital, where the doctors pronounced him dead. Then, as per procedure, an accidental death report was lodged at Kondhwa police station and an inquiry was initiated to confirm the cause behind the death.

Prima-facie the cops suspect the accused may have died due to a sudden rise in his blood pressure. A post mortem was conducted and medical reports are awaited, police said.