ED conducts searches at premises linked to alleged ganja supplier Neetu Bai in Hyderabad

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at multiple premises linked to alleged ganja supplier Neetu Bai in Hyderabad as part of a money-laundering probe. The searches follow several narcotics cases against Neetu Bai and her family members over alleged ganja trafficking.

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches at multiple premises linked to alleged ganja supplier Neetu Bai in Hyderabad as part of a money-laundering investigation arising from several narcotics cases registered against her and her family members.

According to sources, the searches focused on tracing the proceeds of alleged drug trafficking and properties suspected to have been acquired through illegally generated income. The agency is examining financial transactions, bank accounts, movable and immovable assets and possible money trails connected to the alleged ganja network.

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The searches come against the backdrop of several cases registered by the Cyberabad police and Telangana’s EAGLE Force against Neetu Bai and members of her family over alleged ganja trafficking.

Neetu Bai, who has been operating from the Nanakramguda area, has been named in multiple narcotics cases over the years. Police investigations have alleged that she and her family members ran a retail ganja network catering to customers from the nearby Financial District and Gachibowli.

In June this year, EAGLE teams conducted surveillance and detained dozens of alleged ganja consumers who had reportedly gathered near Neetu Bai’s residence to purchase the contraband. She reportedly escaped from the spot. The police subsequently initiated proceedings to attach property allegedly linked to her.

The latest ED action assumes significance in view of the financial details unearthed during earlier investigations. Police had previously identified substantial bank deposits and properties allegedly linked to Neetu Bai and her family. In a 2024 investigation, authorities reported finding around Rs. 1.53 crore in 16 bank accounts and properties valued at several crores of rupees.

During an operation in March 2024, police also seized 22.6 kg of ganja and Rs. 22.10 lakh in cash from premises linked to Neetu Bai and her associates.

Preventive detention proceedings were also invoked against her on more than one occasion.