Mumbai: The chargesheet in the Goregaon drugs case, in which two MBA students died in April, has alleged that 2,800 Ecstasy pills were sent to Mumbai via international courier, concealed inside a midi dress, by a German national in Feb. This parcel and, subsequently, another consignment of 1,000 Ecstasy pills were allegedly ordered from the German by prime accused Mahesh Khemlani. The German has been shown as a wanted accused in the case.Two MBA students, aged 28 and 24, died on April 12, a day after they popped the pills offered by one of their batchmates at a music concert in Goregaon East. Another 25-year-old woman who consumed the pill received treatment and survived. Vanrai police arrested 14 people on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, besides provisions of the NDPS Act. A 3,000-page-long chargesheet was filed before a Borivli magistrate court against 12 of the 14 accused persons this past week.The chargesheetalleges that the first consignment of Ecstasy pills came to Mumbai on Feb 11 via the US and Dubai. It was received and paid for by a co-accused, Dipesh Hemvani, at his Ulhasnagar residence, according to records with the Ulhasnagar post office. The label on the parcel said it contained a Black Sweetheart Midi Dress. Subsequently, another parcel arrived in March via Europe and Delhi, and was again accepted by Hemvani in Ulhasnagar. According to the police, Hemvani handed over the pills later to key accused Ayush Sahitya.The chargesheet further alleges that Khemlani and Sahitya met with the German national at a five-star hotel in Juhu between April 1 and April 3. Khemlani paid the hotel bills. Further, Khemlani had another meeting with the German national at a club in Mira Road.According to the chargesheet, Khemlani and Sahitya first met in Thailand, where they had discussions regarding drugs. Subsequently, they met in Goa and a club in Mira-Bhayander. They had monetary transactions up to $9,000 in connection with Ecstasy dealings and also used crypto wallets.To build a watertight case against the accused, the Vanrai police have got the statement of the 25-year-old survivor recorded before a magistrate court at Andheri. Police have also attached forensic reports to the chargesheet, which confirm that MDMA, or Ecstasy, caused the deaths of the two MBA students.Advocates Surendra Landge and Azad Gupta, who previously represented Patel, said they would go through the police’s claims in the chargesheet.
