These searches were carried out at more than 30 premises spread over Patna, Bhagalpur, Dehri-on-Sone, Lucknow and Delhi, according to a statement from the ministry of finance.
As per the information recieved, a team of officials from the Sidhai police station along with the officers of the 29th Battalion of the Assam Rifles conducted a raid at the Hezamara village in the Mohanpur subdivision of the West Tripura district.
According to official sources, a team of Delhi Police reached Aftab's flat in Chattarpur area of Delhi and seized clothes belonging to both the accused and the deceased as part of its investigation into the horrific murder.
Ri-Bhoi police following a tip-off about the said smuggling case nabbed three notorious smugglers from Manipur. The police recovered a total of 158 boxes of high-grade heroin from them. The worth of the consignment seized is said to be around Rs 14 crores.
A total of 13.976 Kg of Charas were seized and 07 persons were arrested by the Chandigarh Zonal Unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau during a special drive launched against the inter-state drug syndicates during the Himachal Pradesh Election.