Wife of jailed gangster arrested in Delhi on drug trafficking charges

NEW DELHI: Police here have arrested the wife of jailed gangster Hashim Baba from northeast Delhi's Welcome area on charges of drug trafficking, officials said on Thursday. Baba's 33-year-old wife Zoya was arrested with 225 grams of heroin that she was allegedly attempting to deliver, they said.
Police had received a tip-off that indicated her involvement in drug peddling, following which they gathered further evidence against her.
On Wednesday, police were informed about a drug delivery to an unknown recipient. They laid a trap and nabbed Zoya.
Her husband has been in jail since last year for his alleged role in the murder of a gym owner in South Delhi's Greater Kailash. During his imprisonment, Baba reportedly made a 'judicial confession' implicating fellow gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in the crime.
According to the police, Baba and Bishnoi forged a connection while the former was in Tihar Jail in 2021.
Despite being moved to different jails, they continued their communication. Baba later claimed that Bishnoi provided him with a direct line of communication to carry on with criminal activities while in jail, including regular phone conversations and video calls.