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Nesco concert deaths: Mumbai Police arrest ‘key drug supply intermediary’

Accused, 22, is seventh person arrested in case; cops record statements of 17 students who attended gig revealing a suspected organised drug network supplying Ecstasy at music events, backed by digital and financial evidence

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Vineet Gerelani (with face covered) in police custody. Pic/By Special Arrangement

Vineet Gerelani (with face covered) in police custody. Pic/By Special Arrangement

THE investigation into the deadly drug overdose at the NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon has widened, with the arrest of a seventh accused, Vineet Gerelani, 22, exposing what police believe could be a well-organised narcotics network operating at high-profile music events across the city. The Vanrai police arrested Gerelani from the Kalyan-Ulhasnagar belt on Wednesday, identifying him as a key intermediary in the drug supply chain.

According to investigators, Gerelani supplied Ecstasy pills to accused Anand Patel, 24, who subsequently distributed the drugs among students at the NESCO concert and other events

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