ED Searches 3 Hyderabad Premises Linked to Ganja Kingpin Neetu Bai
HYDERABAD: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday searched three locations in Hyderabad linked to alleged ganja racket kingpin Neetu Bai. The searches form part of a money-laundering probe linked to drug cases registered by Telangana’s Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE),as reported by TOI.
ED sources said the searches form part of a nationwide crackdown on narcotics cases under the Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign. In Hyderabad, the agency targeted properties linked to Neetu Bai. EAGLE has named her as an absconding accused in several FIRs registered by the Cyberabad Narcotics Police Station.
The ED registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on the EAGLE FIRs. The agency is examining the alleged proceeds from ganja sales and the flow of the money, sources said.
Police records identify Nanakramguda residence as alleged base
EAGLE records identify Neetu Bai’s residence at Lodha Basthi in Nanakramguda as the alleged base of a family-run ganja retail operation.
The FIRs allege that her husband Munna Singh, sons Gautam and Govind, and daughter helped package and sell ganja.
In a 2026 case, police said an EAGLE surveillance team positioned outside the house from 11 am on June 10 intercepted 49 people who allegedly came there to buy ganja.
Police took the customers to the Indian Institute of Medical Health in Erragadda for testing. The FIR states that 47 tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), while two tested negative.
Police later searched the house after starting proceedings under Section 185 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). According to the FIR, Neetu Bai fled after she noticed police detaining customers in an adjoining lane.
During the search, police found ₹2.6 lakh inside a green Ariel detergent box kept in a cupboard in the hall.
Gowri Bai, Munna Singh’s sister, allegedly told police that the cash came from ganja sales, according to the FIR.
Neetu Bai named as absconding accused in multiple cases
Neetu Bai also figures as an absconding accused in other Cyberabad narcotics cases.
In a case registered on May 11 following the arrest of a private university student, police said the accused told them that he had bought ganja from Neetu Bai’s Nanakramguda residence for two years. Police named her as A-2.
In another case registered on June 15, restaurant cashier Mekala Praveen allegedly told investigators that he regularly bought ganja from Neetu Bai. Police named her as A-4 and marked her absconding.
The FIRs indicate that students, employees and gig workers visited the Nanakramguda house to allegedly buy ganja.
Police records also show that Gachibowli police invoked the Preventive Detention Act against Neetu Bai in 2025 over repeated ganja-selling cases. She later secured relief from the Supreme Court and was released about four months after her detention.
The ED is now examining whether the alleged narcotics trade generated proceeds of crime. The agency is also looking into whether the money was possessed, concealed, used or dealt with in ways that attract provisions of the PMLA, ED sources said.
