{"id":30153,"date":"2026-08-01T20:39:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/mandsaur-drug-factory-busted-suspects-open-fire-chemicals-seized\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T20:39:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:09:21","slug":"mandsaur-drug-factory-busted-suspects-open-fire-chemicals-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/mandsaur-drug-factory-busted-suspects-open-fire-chemicals-seized\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandsaur Drug Factory Busted | Suspects Open Fire &#038; Escape; Chemicals Seized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"fba199c3 cc188a1f\">\n<ul>\n<li>English News<\/li>\n<li>Local<\/li>\n<li>Mp<\/li>\n<li>Mandsaur Drug Factory Busted | Suspects Open Fire &amp; Escape; Chemicals Seized<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-9_1785591645.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-9_1785591645.gif\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-9_1785591645.gif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Madhya Pradesh police have busted an illegal factory allegedly manufacturing MD (mephedrone) drugs in Mandsaur district. During the raid, the suspects allegedly opened fire at police, firing around 8-10 rounds before escaping under the cover of darkness.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Police seized more than 325 kg of chemicals, 110 grams of finished MD, sophisticated drug-manufacturing equipment and an unregistered Scorpio-N from the spot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">According to police, the seized chemicals could have been used to manufacture around 100-150 kg of MD drugs, with an estimated international market value of \u20b9100-150 crore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Police raid factory operating in middle of farm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The raid was conducted on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday at an illegal factory operating in the middle of a farm in Manpura village under the Sitamau police station limits in Mandsaur district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Police said chemicals including MDC, HCL, bromo and other substances were recovered from the site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">During the preliminary investigation, police also found that the seized Scorpio-N was allegedly stolen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-10_1785591656.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-10_1785591656.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-10_1785591656.gif\" alt=\"An unregistered Scorpio was also recovered, which is said to be stolen.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>An unregistered Scorpio was also recovered, which is said to be stolen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Scorpio got stuck in field, suspects opened fire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Police had received information that synthetic drugs were being manufactured on a large scale at a farm near a water tank along the Manpura-Badawadi Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Following the information, Sitamau police, along with a special team, cordoned off the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">When the police arrived, the suspects allegedly attempted to flee in a Scorpio-N. However, the vehicle got stuck in the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The suspects then allegedly opened fire at the police. Police returned fire in self-defence and to prevent their escape, but the three suspects managed to flee through the fields under the cover of darkness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-13_1785591678.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-13_1785591678.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-13_1785591678.gif\" alt=\"The SP stated that the accused were continuously changing locations to manufacture synthetic drugs.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>The SP stated that the accused were continuously changing locations to manufacture synthetic drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Factory was allegedly being shifted to Rajasthan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Police seized several pieces of equipment from the site, including an electronic weighing machine, gas furnace, electric heat gun, motorised drums, plastic containers, steel utensils, tissue rolls and other items.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Preliminary investigation suggests that the suspects had been moving locations and manufacturing synthetic drugs at different sites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Police also suspect that the accused were preparing to shift the illegal factory to the Bajranggarh area of Rajasthan, but the raid was conducted before they could do so.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-12_1785591678.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-12_1785591678.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-12_1785591678.gif\" alt=\"The value of the seized chemical is estimated to be around 100 to 150 crore rupees.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>The value of the seized chemical is estimated to be around 100 to 150 crore rupees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Three booked, Rajasthan connection under probe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Police have registered a case against Dilip Gayri, Govind Gayri, both residents of Manpura, and Pintu Singh Sisodia, a resident of Bajranggarh in Rajasthan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Cases have been registered under relevant sections of the NDPS Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Arms Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Special police teams are conducting searches to arrest the three accused. Police are also investigating their Rajasthan connection and identifying other people allegedly linked to the drug network.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-11_1785591678.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-11_1785591678.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/01\/gifmagicsite-11_1785591678.gif\" alt=\"This factory in Manpura was being prepared to be shifted to the Bajranggarh area of Rajasthan.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>This factory in Manpura was being prepared to be shifted to the Bajranggarh area of Rajasthan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Fourth MD drug factory busted in Mandsaur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Mandsaur SP Vinod Kumar Meena said this is the fourth MD drug manufacturing facility to be busted in the district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">He said police have been conducting a sustained campaign against synthetic drugs in Mandsaur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The seized material is being sent for forensic examination, while separate teams have been formed to trace and arrest the absconding suspects.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English News Local Mp Mandsaur Drug Factory Busted | Suspects Open Fire &amp; Escape; Chemicals Seized Madhya Pradesh police have busted an illegal factory allegedly manufacturing MD (mephedrone) drugs in Mandsaur district. During the raid, the suspects allegedly opened fire at police, firing around 8-10 rounds before escaping under the cover of darkness. 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