On May 9, a prominent physician at Omega Hospitals in hyderabad was taken into custody after she was allegedly caught red-handed purchasing ₹5 lakh worth of cocaine. According to police, a delivery person allegedly gave the doctor 53 grams of the drug.
She was taken into custody together with balakrishna Rampyar Ram, a delivery agent from Mumbai. An inquiry was underway and a case was filed. According to news agency PTI, police in hyderabad said that two individuals, one a female doctor who is 34 years old, were arrested after 53 grams of cocaine were found in their hands.
Who was this hyderabad Doctor?
According to the Times of India, the 34-year-old doctor who was detained in this instance was Dr. namrata Chigurupati, the CEO of a well-known medical group in Hyderabad. According to reports, the doctor admitted to investigators that she became addicted to cocaine while studying for an MBA in spain in 2021–2022.
According to the article, Dr. namrata Chigurupati earned her MD in radiation oncology from a kochi school in 2017 after completing her MBBS from Peeramcheruvu college in 2014.
The doctor ordered drugs from a Mumbai-based seller
The Mumbai-based individual was selling cocaine to the reportedly drug-addicted woman. According to a police official at the Raidurgam police station, the woman doctor paid ₹5 lakh on May 4 to a Mumbai-based supplier for the medication.
The doctor reportedly acknowledged that she had resumed using cocaine after coming back to India, first getting it from a local DJ who was a friend's boyfriend before getting in touch with someone named Vansh Thakkar.
Balakrishna, meanwhile, admitted to serving as Thakkar's courier and moving drugs between states on commission.
"On Thakkar's orders, the doctor gave ₹5 lakh in cash to balakrishna in hyderabad on May 4.
According to a Raidurgam police official cited by TOI, balakrishna gave Thakkar the money in mumbai and, on his orders, transported a shipment of cocaine to hyderabad on May 8.
"When he handed over the contraband to the doctor while sitting in her mini Cooper on the evening of May 8, after receiving an additional ₹10,000, we arrested them," said the official.
"For over a year, the doctor has been purchasing cocaine from Thakkar. Every month, she purchases the illegal goods. Thakkar sends her a whatsapp message with the delivery location and time. police claimed that he had activated vanishing messages.
Thakkar, the suspected kingpin, is still being sought by police. Sections 8(c) and 22(b) of the Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act have been utilized to book the accused.
She was taken into custody together with balakrishna Rampyar Ram, a delivery agent from Mumbai. An inquiry was underway and a case was filed. According to news agency PTI, police in hyderabad said that two individuals, one a female doctor who is 34 years old, were arrested after 53 grams of cocaine were found in their hands.
Who was this hyderabad Doctor?
According to the Times of India, the 34-year-old doctor who was detained in this instance was Dr. namrata Chigurupati, the CEO of a well-known medical group in Hyderabad. According to reports, the doctor admitted to investigators that she became addicted to cocaine while studying for an MBA in spain in 2021–2022.
According to the article, Dr. namrata Chigurupati earned her MD in radiation oncology from a kochi school in 2017 after completing her MBBS from Peeramcheruvu college in 2014.
The doctor ordered drugs from a Mumbai-based seller
The Mumbai-based individual was selling cocaine to the reportedly drug-addicted woman. According to a police official at the Raidurgam police station, the woman doctor paid ₹5 lakh on May 4 to a Mumbai-based supplier for the medication.
The doctor reportedly acknowledged that she had resumed using cocaine after coming back to India, first getting it from a local DJ who was a friend's boyfriend before getting in touch with someone named Vansh Thakkar.
Balakrishna, meanwhile, admitted to serving as Thakkar's courier and moving drugs between states on commission.
"On Thakkar's orders, the doctor gave ₹5 lakh in cash to balakrishna in hyderabad on May 4.
According to a Raidurgam police official cited by TOI, balakrishna gave Thakkar the money in mumbai and, on his orders, transported a shipment of cocaine to hyderabad on May 8.
"When he handed over the contraband to the doctor while sitting in her mini Cooper on the evening of May 8, after receiving an additional ₹10,000, we arrested them," said the official.
"For over a year, the doctor has been purchasing cocaine from Thakkar. Every month, she purchases the illegal goods. Thakkar sends her a whatsapp message with the delivery location and time. police claimed that he had activated vanishing messages.
Thakkar, the suspected kingpin, is still being sought by police. Sections 8(c) and 22(b) of the Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act have been utilized to book the accused.
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