Prime accused surrenders in mephedrone planting case

Surat: In the case relating to the 70g of mephedrone seized near Gurukul in the Singanpor police station jurisdiction, the alleged mastermind behind the planting of the drug in a vehicle, Chirag Goti, finally surrendered in a Surat court on Monday. After arguments during his brother's bail application in the Supreme Court, Chirag was given two weeks to surrender. Police are expected to present Chirag in court tomorrow and request his remand.
According to the case details, 10 months ago, Alpesh Miyani, who lives near Katargam Hathi Mandir, was caught with mephedrone worth Rs 7 lakh by Singanpor police near Ved Road Gurukul.During the investigation, it emerged that Miyani had been was framed and the drug planting was orchestrated by his business partner, Chirag Goti, his brother, Nirant Goti, and father, Ghanshyam Goti. Chirag Goti then absconded, while ACP Z R Desai and his team arrested Nirant from Radheshyam Society and Mohammed Hamza alias Rizwan Badshah from Lal Gate in Shahpore. A chargesheet was filed against both, declaring Chirag Goti and the seller of the drugs, Mohammed Safwan Mohammed Ishaq Mewawala, to be ‘wanted'.Nirant applied for bail in the Surat sessions court, which was denied, leading him to seek bail in the Gujarat high court, which was also rejected. He then moved the Supreme Court. During the Supreme Court bail hearing, it was submitted that Chirag was the orchestrator and was absconding for eight months. The court granted Nirant a date for his bail application and gave Chirag two weeks to surrender.After the Supreme Court's directive, Chirag surrendered in a Surat court in the presence of his advocate, Ketan Reshamwala. The court handed him over to police, who are expected to seek his custody for interrogation on Tuesday.A dispute had arisen between Chirag and Miyani over the oil business. In Dec 2024, their company was raided for GST issues, leading to the sealing of oil stocks, which led to their separation. Chirag, nursing a grudge, allegedly planted the drugs in Alpesh's car, the police investigation found.Chirag had allegedly fled to Nepal to evade police action.