Accused Islamuddin Ansari, 60, was arrested by a Special Cell team from a dhaba on NH-24 in Rampur(UP) on August 20, said Sanjiv Yadav, DCP(Special Cell).
During trial of a narcotics case registered against Isalmuddin with Narcotics Branch, Delhi, his present wife Salma Begum had moved an application before the court in the year 2012 stating that her husband had died on March 14, 2012.
However, the Special Cell sleuths got wind of the information that Islamuddin had not died and he had prepared a death certificate of himself and got it submitted before the court. He was also learnt to be active in drug trafficking in Delhi and adjoining areas.
Islamuddin was already convicted in two cases of NDPS Act of Narcotic Branch police station in Delhi and during pendency of trial of third case he had an apprehension of being convicted again and so he planned his fake death, the officer said.
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However, he was still popular as Islam in the crime circle which was tip off for the police as he started joined the drug trafficking.
He had started receiving heroin from a new supplier based in Bareilly, Johri who was arrested along with his three accomplices by Special Cell in the June this year. Four Kg of heroin was recovered from them, added the officer.
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