NCB officials reached the DTDC office at Vijay Nagar and seized the consignment of three LSD blots. (Photo courtesy: Tanseem Haider)

Since the last few months, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Delhi Zonal unit has received inputs of excessive drug use and peddling around Delhi University, Jawaharlal University and Amity University.

However no concrete information had been received.

Rina Mitra, DG, NCB expressed serious concern about the growing abuse of drugs among students on campus and directed Delhi Zonal Unit to keep a strict vigil.

NCB Delhi Unit in a focused approach began to develop intelligence inputs regarding drug peddling in the campuses of these institutions.

On 28 December, NCB, Delhi received information that three LSD blots would be shipped via DTDC courier to Jaipur for New Year's celebrations.

Acting on the information, the agency reached the DTDC office at Vijay Nagar and seized the consignment of three LSD blots.

#Visuals Narcotics Control Bureau's Delhi Unit arrested two students of Delhi University's Hindu College, one student of JNU & one student of Amity University and seized 1.140 kg of Cannabis and three LSD blot papers. pic.twitter.com/Aq5SCQfkU3 - ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2017

In a follow up action, 1.140 kgs of charas was recovered from Gaurav Kumar and three other persons Sam Mallick, Aniruddh Mathur and Tenzin Phunchog, who have been apprehended.

During interrogations, they revealed they were students of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Amity University and Delhi University (Hindu College).

Further investigations and interrogation revealed that Gaurav Kumar, a student of Hindu college, had been peddling drugs in and around the North campus area.

He said he procured the charas from a person, Neelchand, in Himachal Pradesh and sold them to students and other people.

He also revealed that he had booked a parcel with LSD to Jaipur through his friend Sam Mallick who is a student of JNU.

Gaurav Kumar, along with Aniruddh Mathur, Tenzin Phunchog went to Himachal Pradesh on 24 December.

They stayed at a village named Choj in a home stay, which is Neelchand's house.

Neelchand is a kingpin of a drug trafficking racket operating from Himachal Pradesh and is already wanted in a case of NCB, Delhi.

They went to different villages such as Choj, Kalga, Kherganga , Malana and used charas during the trip.

Aniruddh Mathur, Tenzin Phunchog and Sam Mallick are all users of charas and would get it from Gaurav.

They have also informed that the abuse of drugs is rampant in the Delhi University campus area.

They gave information about drug peddlers and others involved in the racket which is further being verified. Further investigation in the case is underway.

Gaurav Kumar is a BA, Economics (hons) student. Sam Mallick is a MA, Philosophy student.

Anirudh Mathur is from Amity University, MBA, Hospitality Management. Tenzin Phunchog was pursuing his MSc in Physics from Hindu college.

DDG Northern Region SK Jha appreciated the timely action taken by the Delhi Unit under the leadership of Madho Singh and Superintendent Tullika Morang which will serve as deterrent for scrupulous elements.

Jha has also appealed to academic institutions to keep vigil on such activities in the campus.