New Delhi: Since 1996, an 88-year-old woman has been selling drugs in the city. On Tuesday, she was nabbed with heroin in West Delhi's Naraina area.
The law enforcement agency said that the accused was previously involved in nine cases.
Police identified the accused as Rajrani alias Topli, a resident of JJ Colony in Inder Puri. "The accused was first arrested in 1996. She used to sell drugs by taking advantage of her old age. She was arrested in 2018 also," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Monika Bharadwaj.
According to police, on Tuesday, they received secret information that the accused would come to her house in Inder Puri around 3 pm after taking delivery of a narcotic substance from somewhere.
"This information was further developed and the raiding team immediately rushed to Loha Mandi Naraina Flyover and laid a trap strategically by deploying the team members. At around 2:50 pm, the team spotted the accused lady and apprehended her," police said.
After following due procedure, her search was made and 16 grams of heroin was recovered from her possession.
"Presently her family members are not involved in this illegal work," the DCP said.
An investigator told that they are investigating from where she was procuring drugs.
"The woman told us that she did not know anything apart from selling drugs," said an official added that the accused was confident that her age will help in dodging police.
The investigator further said that the woman was selling drugs to everyone who came to her.
"The accused had made her home as a spot from where people can procure drugs," police added.
Investigators further revealed that she was regularly selling drugs. A case under sections 21 of the NDPS Act was registered against the woman at Inderpuri police station.
According to Delhi Police data, in 2018, as many as 493 cases were registered under NDPS act last year. More than 600 persons were arrested from various parts of the city.
Delhi Police will soon extern more than 800 criminals from the city boundaries. police sources disclosed that 107 externment proposals were initiated against bootleggers and drug traffickers. Close surveillance is being kept on the movements of criminals and habitual offenders.
According to the senior officer, they initiate externment proceedings to ensure that criminals are out of the area and are unable to create trouble.