‘Kingpin’ of Rs 5,000 crore drug bust in Delhi has Congress connection

The alleged kingpin behind Delhi’s biggest drug bust was found to be a former Congress party worker, police sources said. Tushar Goyal, the main accused, was arrested following the recovery of more than 500 kg of cocaine and 40 kg of hydroponic marijuana worth over Rs 5,600 crore in a raid conducted in south Delhi on Wednesday.
Goyal, 40, reportedly admitted during questioning that he previously served as the chairman of the RTI cell for Delhi Pradesh Congress until 2022. Investigators also discovered that Goyal had a social media profile where he listed his title as RTI Cell Chairman, Delhi Pradesh Congress.
Goyal, who used the alias “Dikki Goyal” on social media, posted photos with several prominent Congress leaders, including Lok Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda and Haryana unit chief Uday Bhan.

Tushar Goyal with Congress Lok Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda and Haryana unit chief Uday Bhan. (Dikki Goyal/Facebook)

Additionally, he was pictured with Haryana BJP leader Anil Jain, and former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad before the latter’s resignation from the party.

Tushar Goyal also appeared in a photo with Haryana BJP leader Anil Jain. (Dikki Goyal/Facebook)

Goyal was arrested alongside three others—Himanshu Kumar, Aurangzeb Siddiqui, both from Delhi, and Bharat Kumar Jain—in connection with the massive drug seizure.
According to police, the cocaine was smuggled into Delhi by road from various states while the marijuana originated from Phuket, Thailand. The accused allegedly used cryptocurrency to evade detection by law enforcement agencies.
Sources close to the investigation hinted at the involvement of a prominent Dubai-based businessman behind the cocaine shipment, which investigators believe was being supplied to high-profile parties in the capital.
“The kingpin of the drug cartel has been running his operations in India from a West Asian country,” a senior Delhi Police officer said, adding that efforts are on to track down and arrest all suspects involved in the drug syndicate.
The case has been registered under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and investigations are on into the broader network behind the record-setting drug bust.