Overview
- Two men were arrested and about 10.8 grams of brown sugar and an SUV were seized, and an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act, police said Thursday.
- During interrogation the arrested men named Kulbhushan 'Nana' Patwari and Manav Gangwani as intended recipients, prompting police to detain both for questioning and later release them pending further checks.
- Nana Patwari, who is the younger brother of Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari, denied recent drug use, said he was being framed, and his lawyer said police gave limited information.
- Indore police noted Nana has nine earlier criminal cases on record and said investigators will review phone, technical and financial evidence before deciding on any new charges.
- The case has become politically charged with Congress calling the detention revenge by the BJP government and state BJP figures insisting the police are following leads and will act only on corroborating evidence.