India, June 17 -- The Delhi Police has lodged an FIR in connection with a drug recovery case, which includes a probe into a suspected drug syndicate as well as the role of policemen accused of "hiding" the seized contraband. The FIR was registered after drugs worth Rs.2.5 crore allegedly went missing from the Kishangarh police station in southwest Delhi.

The case, now being investigated by the district's narcotics unit under the supervision of DCP Amit Goel, surfaced following the June 9 death of a 26-year-old Nepalese national in the Munirka area. During a search of the victim's residence near Kishangarh, 2-3 kilograms of a psychotropic substance-allegedly worth Rs.2.5 crore (rate unverified by HT)-were recovered. These were handed over...