Mumbai, Friday, February 20, 2009: A court in Mumbai on Saturday sent IPS officer Saji Mohan, caught allegedly with large amounts of heroin, to judicial custody till February 28.

Mohan was in police custody till now. The other two accused, Rajesh Mohan and Vicky Oberoi, are already in judicial custody.

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had arrested Mohan on January 24 for alleged possession of 12 kg of heroin. He has been booked under Sections 8 (1) (c) and 21 of the Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act.

Mohan (37), a 1995 batch IPS officer and currently Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED), was earlier sent to police custody till January 30, which was further extended till February 7.

Mohan had reportedly given a contract to kill a drug dealer who had refused to pay him back after receiving a big drug consignment.

According to reports, Mohan had reportedly supplied over 10 kgs of heroine to a drug dealer, who however did not pay for the consignment. Furious over this, the 1995-batch IPS officer hired a contract killer to get the drug dealers eliminated.

During his 23-month tenure here, Mohan was in the media limelight when the NCB team arrested notorious drug-peddler Raju, who hinted at a nexus of drug traffickers and the Chandigarh Police.

Mohan then submitted a report to the IGP last year, naming police officials who were allegedly linked with drug traffickers. Based on the report, the IGP suspended six officers.

Mohan is also believed to have developed contacts with various drug peddlers during his career.