Surat: The local court has issued an arrest warrant against one Hafizur, alias Soheb Abdul Hae Molla, after he failed to surrender before the Adajan Court in a case related to drug trafficking.

The city police had arrested Mohammad Asif Abdul Sheikh, a resident of Marutiganj in Limbayat, in October 2024 from Adajan. Sheikh was found in possession of 352 grams of MD drugs, valued at ₹35 lakh. The drugs were linked to Yogesh Ingale, a wanted criminal residing in Maharashtra, who was subsequently arrested.

Further investigation into the phone records of Sheikh and Ingale revealed the involvement of Hafizur, a 38-year-old resident of Ballaratop in Shibganj, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Acting on this information, Surat’s Rander Police nabbed Hafizur in Alipore, and he was presented before the local court for a four-day transit remand. However, the court rejected the remand application and instructed Hafizur to surrender at Surat’s Adajan Court by April 30. Despite the order, Hafizur evaded custody by fleeing before the surrender hearing. The court subsequently issued an arrest warrant, and authorities are now on the lookout for him. DeshGujarat