Thane drug racket: Accused allegedly threatened in jail to not turn approver
8 years, 8 months ago

Thane drug racket: Accused allegedly threatened in jail to not turn approver

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An accused in the recently busted drug racket case near Mumbai has allegedly been threatened by the drug mafia in Thane jail not to turn approver in the case. Thane: An accused in the recently busted multi-crore drug racket case near Mumbai has allegedly been threatened by the drug mafia in Thane jail not to turn approver in the case, the prosecution has informed a local court. The accused, Punit Shringi, a former senior official of Avon Lifesciences Ltd who was till recently lodged in Thane Jail and is presently in custody of Gujarat ATS, informed the police and prosecution about the threat to eliminate him if he records his statement before the magistrate, Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray told the court of Special Judge and District Judge H M Patwardhan on Wednesday. The drug racket came to light when police seized around 18.5 tonne of ephedrine, worth approximately Rs 2,000 crore, after raiding the premises of Avon Lifesciences Ltd in Maharashtra’s Solapur district in April.

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'Karan Arjun' actress Mamta Kulkarni returns to India after 25 years post clean chit in the Rs 2000 crore drug case; here's the controversial matter's history
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'Karan Arjun' actress Mamta Kulkarni returns to India after 25 years post clean chit in the Rs 2000 crore drug case; here's the controversial matter's history

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Mamta and her husband Vicky Goswami were involved in a major controversy when they were named as the accused in a Rs 2000-crore drug case. She returned to India after 25 years post clean chit in the Rs 2000 crore drug case. She captioned the video- “BACK TO MY MOTHERLAND AFTER 25 YEARS ATTENDED KUMBH MELA 2012 AFTER 12 YEARS …

Bombay High Court quashes ‘frivolous, vexatious’ FIR against Mamta Kulkarni in drugs case
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Bombay High Court quashes ‘frivolous, vexatious’ FIR against Mamta Kulkarni in drugs case

The Hindu  

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Mamta Kulkarni gets big relief from Bombay High Court in 2016 drug case
8 months ago

Mamta Kulkarni gets big relief from Bombay High Court in 2016 drug case

India TV News  

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Drugs case: Thane court rejects Mamta Kulkarni's plea to defreeze bank accounts
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India TV News  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Mamta Kulkarni gets a non bailable warrant in 2000 cr Thane drug bust case
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Mamta Kulkarni gets a non bailable warrant in 2000 cr Thane drug bust case

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The district court here today issued non-bailable warrants against Vicky Goswami and his partner and Mamta Kulkarni in an ephedrine haul case. On 13 April 2016, the police arrested two people with controlled drug Ephedrine worth Rs 12 lakh and later busted a racket that was worth Rs 2,000 crore at a Avon Pharma Life Sciences Private Limited’s factory in …

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Mamta Kulkarni's husband arrested in drug haul case

India Today  

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Former actress Mamta Kulkarni key accused in India's biggest drug bust
8 years, 9 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Mamta Kulkarni now a co-accused in drug racket case: Thane police
8 years, 9 months ago

Mamta Kulkarni now a co-accused in drug racket case: Thane police

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Thane police on Saturday said that former actress Mamta Kulkarni was now a co-accused in a drug racket case along with husband Vicky Goswami. Thane Police on Saturday said that former actress Mamta Kulkarni was now a co-accused in a drug racket case along with husband Vicky Goswami, according to new evidence obtained. “Mamta Kulkarni’s husband Vicky Goswami is already …

Former Bollywood actor Mamta Kulkarni named accused in drug racket: Thane police
8 years, 9 months ago

Former Bollywood actor Mamta Kulkarni named accused in drug racket: Thane police

India TV News  

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Mamta Kulkarni named accused in Thane drug racket case
8 years, 9 months ago

Mamta Kulkarni named accused in Thane drug racket case

The Hindu  

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ABP News  

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8 years, 10 months ago

Mamta Kulkarni’s husband prime suspect in Rs 2,000 cr drug bust

India TV News  

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8 years, 10 months ago

Rs 2200 crore drug bust in Thane linked to international drug mafia

India TV News  

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Mamta Kulkarni's mafia connection: Dawood Ibrahim behind the arrest? (view pics)
10 years, 4 months ago

Mamta Kulkarni's mafia connection: Dawood Ibrahim behind the arrest? (view pics)

India TV News  

New Delhi: Mamta Kulkarni who has been arrested in Kenya along with her husband Vicky Goswami is still in the custody and it seems like the story behind her arrest is more complicated than it seems. The crackdown on drug mafias in Kenya led to the arrest of Goswami, a known Kenyan drug mafia Barakat Akasha and a Pakistani drug …

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