ED Searches Three Sites in Hyderabad Linked to Ganja Racket Kingpin Neetu Bai

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches at three locations in Hyderabad linked to alleged ganja racket kingpin Neetu Bai, whose primary base of operations is situated in Nanakramguda. The searches were carried out as part of a money-laundering probe arising from narcotics cases registered by Telangana’s Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement, known as EAGLE.

ED sources stated that the enforcement action in Hyderabad was linked to a nationwide push against narcotics networks under the Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign. The central agency registered its case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on the basis of EAGLE First Information Reports and is examining the alleged proceeds generated and handled through retail ganja sales.

According to EAGLE records, Neetu Bai’s residence at Lodha Basthi in Nanakramguda served as the hub for an alleged family-run ganja retail network. Police documents state that her husband, Munna Singh, their sons Gautam and Govind, and their daughter assisted in packaging and distributing the contraband to local buyers.

In one case registered in 2026, an EAGLE surveillance team took positions outside the Nanakramguda residence from 11 am on June 10 and intercepted 49 individuals who had arrived at the house allegedly to buy ganja. The consumers were taken to the Indian Institute of Medical Health in Erragadda for testing, where 47 tested positive for THC and two tested negative.

Police subsequently initiated a search of the house under Section 185 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita after Neetu Bai escaped upon noticing officers detaining buyers in an adjacent lane. During the search, investigators recovered Rs 2.6 lakh concealed inside a green Ariel detergent box stored in a hall cupboard. Gowri Bai, the sister of Munna Singh, allegedly admitted to the police that the cash came from ganja sales.

Neetu Bai has been listed as an absconding accused in several cases registered by the Cyberabad Narcotics Police Station. In a case registered on May 11 following the arrest of a private university student, the student told investigators he had bought ganja from her Nanakramguda house for two years, leading to her being named as A-2. In another case from June 15, restaurant cashier Mekala Praveen identified her as his regular supplier, naming her as A-4. Police records noted that her clientele included students, corporate employees, and gig workers.

Records further show that the Gachibowli police previously invoked the Preventive Detention Act against Neetu Bai in 2025 over repeated drug-peddling offenses, though she was released after securing relief from the Supreme Court within four months. The ED is now investigating whether the narcotics trade generated proceeds of crime and if those funds were concealed, possessed, or laundered in violation of the PMLA.