A sub-inspector from the Nalasopara police station has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPSA) for his alleged links with the drug mafia. The sub-inspector is now absconding and has been suspended by the Palghar superintendent of police Gaurav Singh.

According to TOI, This incident came to light after the police arrested Etesham Ansari (42), a drug lord and Mustaq Khan (19), his accomplice, who were arrested for selling brown sugar worth 39 gm in Hanuman Nagar, Nalasopara. While tracing the accused's cellphone, the police procured voice recordings of a drug trade between Ansari and the sub-inspector.