The Piplani police have nabbed three drug peddlers near Indrapuri and recovered Cannabis worth Rs 60,000 and the motorbike used to carry it illegally on Thursday.
After receiving tip off regarding 4-5 men carrying drugs and trying to sell near Ajanta Complex police team rushed to the spot and after the men spotted police three men over motorbike managed to escape while three who wer on another motorbike were nabbed and when they were searched around 6 kg of Cannabis was recovered from their possession.
In the initial investigation police have found that the three accused have been booked earlier for different crimes. The three were identified as Indrajeet Kewat (19), Sonu Malviya (19) of Vidisha and Ranjeet Nayak (23) of Odisha. Others who managed to escape on motorbike were identified as Lalu Singh Kuchbandiya, Dablu alias Dabla Singh and Anup Singh.
Police said that the details of procurement and delivery of the drugs would be searched in the further investigation. After the initial investigation police have registered a case under sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act.
During the investigation three packets weighing 2 kg each were recovered from their possession. A total of 6 kg Cannabis was recovered from their possession worth Rs 60,000.
The three absconding accused are residents of Gautam Nagar and in the investigation area would be searched and their family and friends would be questioned. Crime record of the accused would be searched and asked from their concerned police stations said police.