NCB Mumbai Chief Booked For Abeting Suicide Of Drug Case Accused's Father
Gurunath Chichkar shot himself after allegedly being harassed by the NCB, which was pursuing his son, Naveen, as part of its probe into a massive drug syndicate
Mumbai : Police have registered a case against the Narcotics Control Bureau's zonal director Amit Ghawate in connection with the suicide of Navi Mumbai-based builder Gurunath Chichkar, father of a drug syndicate 'kingpin' deported from Malaysia last year, an official said on Saturday.Following a court's directive, Ghawate, a 2008 Indian Revenue Service (IRS), has been booked on the charges of abetment to suicide, criminal conspiracy, extortion and other relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the official said.
Gurunath Chichkar shot himself at his office with a pistol on April 25, 2025, after allegedly being harassed by the NCB, which was pursuing his son, Naveen, as part of its probe into a massive drug syndicate operating in several nations.
At the time, the police had recovered a suicide note from the spot, in which Chichkar claimed that he was fed up with the harassment by the NCB and police officials.
The Navi Mumbai police had registered a case of accidental death and launched a probe, which subsequently revealed Ghawate's role.
The NCB had arrested Naveen Chichkar (35), alleged to be the kingpin of a "transnational drug syndicate", after securing his deportation from Malaysia in June last year. He was wanted in multiple cases registered by the anti-narcotics agency. His younger brother, Dheeraj, was also arrested later.
