Zirakpur- The police here have arrested a husband and wife on the charge of drinking heroin in a room of Ramada Hotel on Sunday night. According to the information received, after receiving a tip-off from the hotel management, the police opened the couple's room and found the woman in an intoxicated state.
Giving information, Police Station Chief Inspector Satinder Singh said that on receiving the information, ASI Rajinder Singh, an employee of the PCR team, first reached the spot, while later the duty officer ASI Sulakhan Singh reached the hotel and took action. According to the police, the person staying in the room gave his name as Aditya Prapas, son of Prateek Mukherjee. The woman present with him gave her name as Bhavana, wife of Aditya Prapas Mukherjee (age 28).
During the search of the room, the police found lighters, used foil paper and cigarette packs. Both admitted that they had consumed heroin.
During interrogation, the accused said that Aditya is a resident of Kolkata and works in a real estate company in Gurgaon, while Bhavana is a resident of Bhiwani (Haryana), who has done MSE Chemistry and is currently pursuing PhD. Both of them got married for love about one and a half years ago.
They said that Aditya's father Prateek Mukherjee lives in Highland Park, Zirakpur and is undergoing treatment at Jaypee Hospital. Both had come to check on their father's condition and were staying at the hotel. The police are also investigating whether they already had heroin or someone supplied it inside or outside the hotel.
Officials said that on Tuesday, a dope test was conducted on both of them from Civil Hospital Derabassi, which came positive. Both of them are being produced in the Derabassi court. As per the court orders, they will be sent to Central Jail Patiala or De-Addiction Centre Mohali.