Mumbai: Drug lord’s web series confession to cops, ‘I want to be famous!’

Lalit Patil a drug lord made a revelation during interrogation by Sakinaka Police saying ldquoMere pe ek web series banegirdquo Patil also admitted that his motivation for seeking attention was to perform stunts and gain fame which led him to provide false statements to the media and the court Meanwhile the Sakinaka police uncovered the use of crores of Hawala money in the drug racketCurrently the Sakinaka police team is investigating outside Mumbai to trace the drugs and money associated with accused Patil and his coconspirators On Monday Patil and his coaccused were produced in the Andheri court and remanded to police custody until October 27According to a police source ldquoIn the investigation we found that Patil is cooperating with the police and helping to dismantle the supply chain racket He expressed his desire to become an actor and create a web series about his life He believes that his story is compelling and has connections with political leadersrdquoDespite these claims the Sakinaka police have not discovered any political connections in the drug racket Patil did however disclose the names of several drug peddlers in Mumbai who supply drugs to college students and affluent areas where celebrities resideA police source revealed ldquoAfter Patilrsquos arrest he noticed that the media was connecting him with various political leaders He took advantage of the media attention to seek fame and began lying to the media and the courtrdquoThe Sakinaka police are now seeking custody of Bhushan Patil Lalitrsquos brother and an accomplice in running a drug factory in Nashik as well as another coaccusedLalitrsquos driver Sachin Wagh who was arrested on October 19 in Nashik confessed to working for Patil and disposing of drugs at an undisclosed location as stated in the remand orderAlso read Mumbai In panic they succumbed to the smoke and heatThe police allege that the Patil brothers financed a company in Nashik that produced large quantities of MD drugs leased by Kamble and Yadav whose full names have not been disclosed in court The police suspect that the Patil brothers are the masterminds behind the racket and may have managed similar ldquopharmaceutical companiesrdquo across the stateLalit is suspected of running a drug racket via phone calls while his brother Bhushan was allegedly closely connected to the drug syndicateAdvocate Swapnil Wagh represented Lalit in court and argued ldquoThe police are yet to find concrete evidence against Lalit Patil or recover any technical records connecting him to fellow accusedrdquo Lalit Patil denied all allegations against him and his lawyer requested that the Mumbai police not investigate the Sassoon case separately it was alleged that Lalit while was admitted to Sassoon hospital in Pune he carried out his drug racket as Pune police had already registered an FIR against himThe Andheri court granted police custody of Lalit Sachin Wagh Shivaji Shinde and Rohit Chaudhary for four days to facilitate facetoface interrogations Last week Pune police arrested Pragya Kamble and Archana Nikam alleging that they helped Lalit Patil escape from Sassoon hospital in Pune and remained in contact with him during his escape A Pune police team was present during the hearing with one officer stating ldquoLalit Patil is the kingpin we will seek his custody once this police custody ends hererdquoThe Mumbai police will also request custody of Bhushan Patil to facilitate facetoface interrogations with both brothers and other accusedOctober 27Date accused are remanded in police custody till