Surat Police nabs drugs case accused near Nepal border while he was trying to flee country

Surat: The city Police crime branch has captured Salman Zaveri near the Nepal border while trying to escape to Nepal from India after jumping parole in a drug case.

Salman Zaveri was released from jail on an interim bail for 10 days from 9th May. However, he absconded instead of returning to jail after the interim bail. The team of crime branch caught him from Haviganda in Kishanganj in Bihar near Nepal border before he could flee to Nepal. Salman reached the Nepal border via Mumbai and was willing to escape to another foreign country from there, as revealed in the inquiry.

The police found 6 types of MD drugs 6 packets from Mohammad Salman alias Aman Mohammad Hanif Zaveri (lives in A/203, Ashiana complex, Adajan Patiya, New Rander road, Surat) in September 2020 from his car on the road towards Bhimpor from Dumas road Kuvada tea point. The police seized 1 kg 11.82 grams MD drugs worth Rs 1,01,18,2000 from him along with 5 mobile phones worth Rs 38 thousand, Rs 12,710 cash, two digital weight scales, and a car worth Rs 2.50 lakh. The crime branch then sent him to Lajpore jail. DeshGujarat