Assets Worth ₹2.26 Crore of Accused Drug Smuggler Devi Singh Frozen by Chotisadri Police

As part of Operation Chakravyuh, which is currently underway in the district, Chotisadri police have initiated a major operation to seize illegal drug proceeds. Chotisadri police, under Section 68F(1) of the NDPS Act, have frozen illegal assets to the tune of about 2.26 crore rupees of Devisingh, son of Dhulsingh Saundhiya, a Gomana resident, who is accused of drug trafficking. This operation was conducted on the instructions of District Superintendent of Police B. Aditya.

Station Officer Praveen Tank informed that the properties acquired by the accused using illegal drug proceeds were located and forwarded to the Competent Authority and Administrator of the Government of India in New Delhi, where the permission was sought and obtained to freeze the properties. Subsequently, the police acted.

According to the case, on April 23, 2025, police from the Chotisadri police station arrested a suspect, Buddharam Vishnoi, while patrolling near the Barkheda bus stand. A search revealed 2 kg 25 grams of illicit opium in his bag. During interrogation, he revealed that he had received the opium from Devi Singh Saundhiya. Investigation revealed that Buddharam previously worked at Devi Singh's Hotel Jakhmia, from where the smuggling network was run. Police arrested Devi Singh on July 30 and remanded him in judicial custody.

Following this, police received confidential information that the accused, Devi Singh Saundhiya, had acquired property through illegal drug trafficking. A team was formed under the guidance of Superintendent of Police B. Aditya. The team conducted a financial investigation into Devi Singh's assets acquired through drug trafficking, identifying both movable and immovable assets.

A financial investigation revealed that Devisingh Saundhiya, using his ill-gotten gains from drug trafficking, purchased a hotel worth approximately ₹2.2 million on the national highway outside Jakhamia village in the name of his wife, Shantibai. He also purchased a pickup vehicle worth ₹550,000 in his own name and a Bullet motorcycle worth ₹130,000 in the name of his son, Arjunsingh. The competent authority has issued an order to freeze all these assets.

The police station in-charge stated that the accused, Devisingh Saundhiya, has been involved in opium and poppy husk smuggling for a long time. Six cases have been registered against him so far. His son, Arjunsingh, is also accused in six different drug cases and is currently absconding. A reward of ₹5 has been announced for his arrest.