Mystery Goregaon couple surface in MP court seeking bail

The alleged masterminds of a massive homebased drug distribution racket Ashesh Kumar Mehta and his wife Shivangi who were absconding in a case filed with the Khaniyadhana police station in Madhya Pradesh filed an anticipatory bail application in the NDPS court in the statersquos Shivpuri district on TuesdayAccording to police sources the arguments of the Mehtas and the Khaniyadhana police have been heard and the court will pronounce its decision on ThursdayldquoA long and wide debate by both sides has happened in the court We strongly opposed the bail application of the couple We told the court how the accused absconded even after being summoned to present themselves before the investigators as the arrested accused a courier allegedly employed by the duo revealed their names and also identified them in front of the Mumbai police Both of them untraceablerdquo said an officer of the Khaniyadhana police stationShailendra Samadhiya accusedrsquos lawyerWhen the Madhya Pradesh police team visited the couplersquos Goregaon residence a few days ago the flat was locked and they discovered that they had fledldquoAfter obtaining the KYC details of the accused with the help of his mobile number we came to know that he has hundreds of crores in his bank accounts We suspect he may have got all this money from dealing drugsrdquo said an officerShivangi Mehta right and her husband Ashesh Kumar Shailesh MehtaldquoDuring the investigation we also came to know that Asheshrsquos relatives live in Kenya We suspect drugs were being supplied to him from the African country due to which he was able to carry out such a largescale operation We need to get custody of the accused to get to the bottom of thingsrdquo the officer addedMehtasrsquo lawyer speaksAdvocate Shailendra Samadhiya who is representing the Mehtas told midday ldquoThe couple is innocent and someone is deliberately trying to implicate them in a false case so that Asheshrsquos trading business which was built up with years of hard work can be destroyedrdquoldquoWhen the Madhya Pradesh police came to my clientsrsquo Goregaon residence the first time the couple cooperated The second time they were forced by the Madhya Pradesh police to present themselves before them and were threatened with arrestrdquo he addedSamadhiya said that merely naming someone does not make that person an accused ldquoIf the accused recognises my client in this era of social media every person has their own account any person can target anyone by showing a photo to anyoneldquoIf the Madhya Pradesh cops were aware of their involvement why did they not arrest them They could have easily got permission to make the arrests from the district magistrate court in Mumbai It was not necessary to take an order from the Madhya Pradesh court It is very clear my client is being falsely dragged into this case in a wellplanned manner by someone to spoil his stable businessrdquo he saidldquoMy clients are innocent and we strongly put our side in the courtrdquo Samadhiya saidJune 20Day couple filed for bail