Harpreet Singh, a budding athlete from Khalsa College, had perfected the art of throwing the heavy lenticular disc in a painstakingly choreographed spin, releasing the disk to outperform his competitors.
The vigorous training had taken a toll on his studies and he left college to realise his dreams to represent India at the international level. Singh's discus had indeed reached across the world as he won accolades for his country in the 2004 Commonwealth youth Games held in Australia, the SAF youth Games held in Sri Lanka in 2006.
"He was a national school champion for two years. Thereafter, he played for university and remained the All India Inter University Champion for two years from 2006 to 2008. Later, he represented India in the Commonwealth youth Games in Bendigo, Australia in 2004 and won a silver medal.
Thereafter, he represented India in the SAF youth Games, Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2006 and won a bronze medal," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), Sanjeev Kumar Yadav.
However, Singh soon spiralled out of control, as he in 2007 failed a dope test at the Open India Sport Event and after inquiry he was finally banned for six months by the Sports Authority of India (SAI).
His image had taken a severe beating as he was branded as a cheater. He managed to survive on stipends earned by playing for ONGC. He got one last chance to find his long lost glory as he prepared for the 2010 Common wealth youth Games.
However, he was way past his prime as one last spin across the discus ring took a toll on his leg and he bid goodbye to his sporting career.
"In 2012, he was involved in the property dealing business in Mahavir Enclave and due to the slump in market he had to leave that business as well," Yadav added.
While Singh was wallowing in his misery, Amandeep, a diploma holder in Hospitality and Tourism was partying in London. He had met Kishan, who operated the drug racket from London and they drank deep from the fountain of narcotics, soon crashing out of London in 2008.
"He was influenced by the rich lifestyle that Kishan used to enjoy and later was roped in by him as his Delhi agent," said a senior police official. The third man in the group, Harnish, had also met Kishan in London and was later roped in by him by the allure of the drug trade.
While Amandeep and Harnish had returned to India and became Kishan's agents, Hardeep Singh sat inside his office watching his hard earned money go up in smoke.
He was, however, surprised by Amandeep's lifestyle. Amandeep, later approached Singh, who was in a dire need of a job. This time instead of swinging the discus, he swung Mephedrone, popularly known as "meow meow," and this time the discus ring did not limit his throw as he soon peddled drugs to various metropolitan cities across the country.