The CEO of Hyderabad’s Omega Hospital was arrested for allegedly buying 53 grams of cocaine worth Rs 5 lakh. The CEO, Chigurupati Namrata, contacted a Mumbai-based supplier, Vansh Dhakkar, via WhatsApp and placed an order for cocaine worth Rs 5 lakh. She transferred the amount online.
The drugs were delivered to Hyderabad through Balakrishna aka Rampyar Ram, a delivery agent working under Vansh, Siasat Daily reported.
Rayadurgam police apprehended both Namrata and Balakrishna during the handover of the narcotics.
Police seized 53 grams of cocaine, Rs 10,000 in cash, and two mobile phones from the suspects.
During interrogation, Namrata reportedly confessed to spending nearly Rs 70 lakh on drugs over time.
Cases under relevant sections have been registered against them, and they have been sent to judicial custody, senior police officer Venkanna said. Police are looking into possible wider links to drug networks operating in Hyderabad.
Namrata is the CEO of the hospital for the last two years, as per her LinkedIn profile.
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