Chargesheet against Rahul filed in drugs case

New Delhi, Aug 3: The Delhi police today filed the chargesheet against Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, and five others in the drug overdose case.

Additional Sessions Judge S N Gupta issued notices to all the accused to be present in the next hearing on August 5.

Besides Rahul, the police also chargesheeted co-accused Sahil Zaroo, Harish Sharma, Rahul's servant Ganesh and two Nigerians Abdul Lateef Ashola Mohammad and E James Taiwo.

However, another Nigerian accused Ebrahim was not named due to lack of evidence.

Chief Public Prosecutor B S Joon has filed the chargesheet.

During the investigation it was found that, accused Sahil Zaroo had used a car for transporting drugs from Vasant Vihar to the official residence of the slain BJP leader Pramod Mahajan where Rahul was staying. Soon after the incident, Sahil had given the car to a servicing centre with the intention to destroy the evidence. He also fled to Srinagar, the chargesheet.

Rahul along with Sahil and others had consumed drugs along with liquor. The pouches of drugs procured by Sahil were opened by Rahul.

He placed the drugs on the table and one line was sniffed by Rahul and the other line was sniffed by Sahil with the help of a currency note. The crime scene was cleaned by accused Ganesh Kumar Sinha on the direction of Harish Sharma with the intention to destroy all evidence, according to the chargesheet.

Two Nigerians Abdul Lateef Ashola Mohammad and E James Taiwo were also chargesheeted by the Delhi police. They were also found living without valid documents in India and accordingly two separate cases were registered under the foreigner's Act, the chargesheet said.

The doctors in the Apollo hospital have deliberately misled the police regarding the treatment and Rahul's health status. Hence, a complaint under section 182 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered against the management of the hospital, the chargesheet said.

''The filing of chargesheet would be a significant step in this case and I indeed believe the court would very soon take cognisance of the chargesheet,'' said B S Joon.

Rahul was chargesheeted under sections 21, 25, 27 and 27-A of the NDPS Act, whereas Sahil was chargesheeted under sections 21, 27, 27-A of the NDPS Act. Ganesh and Harish Sharma were chargesheeted under sections 201 and 34 of the IPC for destruction of evidence and common intention to commit a crime.

The two Nigerians were chargesheeted under sections 21 and 27-A of the NDPS Act and 419 of the IPC.

UNI

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