The Enforcement Directorate has searched three locations in Hyderabad as part of a money laundering investigation linked to narcotics cases allegedly involving Neetu Bai. The PMLA case is based on FIRs registered by Telangana’s Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE), with investigators examining whether suspected proceeds from ganja sales were concealed or transferred through financial channels. Police records cited in the investigation describe a residence in Lodha Basthi, Nanakramguda, as an alleged distribution centre. The allegations remain subject to investigation and judicial scrutiny.
ED Cracks Down on Alleged Hyderabad Ganja Network Linked to ‘Ganja Queen’ Neetu Bai
The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches at several places in Hyderabad connected with Neetu Bai in a money laundering probe related to narcotics cases registered by Telangana's Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided three places in Hyderabad related to alleged ganja racket operator Neetu Bai, escalating a money laundering case connected with several narcotics cases registered in Telangana.
This is part of a larger nationwide crackdown against narcotics-related offenses under the Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign, ED sources said. The operation in Hyderabad was targeting Neetu Bai, who has been identified as an absconding accused in a number of First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE), officials said.
The federal agency has registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on the basis of FIRs lodged by EAGLE. Investigators are investigating whether alleged proceeds from sales of ganja were hidden, transferred, or otherwise handled in breach of anti-money laundering provisions.
EAGLE Records Highlight Alleged Nanakramguda Ganja Network
Official records examined during the investigation describe Neetu Bai’s home in Lodha Basthi, Nanakramguda, as the nerve center of an alleged family-run ganja distribution network. The FIRs accuse her relatives of packaging and selling narcotic substances.
The records mention her husband Munna Singh, sons Gautam and Govind, and a daughter among those allegedly linked to the operation. The latest ED searches have not resulted in any new charges being announced against the family members.
One of the cases cited by the investigators is the surveillance conducted by the EAGLE team on June 10, 2026. According to police records, officers who were stationed near the house from 11 a.m. arrested 49 persons who allegedly went there to buy ganja.
They took the intercepted items to the Indian Institute of Medical Health at Erragadda for testing. During the screening process, 47 individuals tested positive for THC and two individuals tested negative, the FIR said.
Police records also said that officers searched the residence after proceedings were initiated under section 185 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). Investigators said Neetu Bai fled the place after she saw customers were being detained nearby.
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Cash Recovery and Multiple Cyberabad Narcotics Cases Under Scrutiny
During the search, police reportedly recovered Rs 2.6 lakh from a green Ariel detergent box stored inside a cupboard in the hall. According to the FIR, Gowri Bai, the sister of Munna Singh, allegedly informed officers that the money represented proceeds generated from ganja sales.
Neetu Bai has also been named in multiple other Cyberabad Narcotics Police Station cases. In one FIR registered on May 11 following the arrest of a private university student, investigators recorded allegations that the accused had been purchasing ganja from the Nanakramguda residence for approximately two years.
In that case, Neetu Bai was no 2 on the accused list. In another FIR registered on June 15, restaurant cashier Mekala Praveen allegedly told investigators that he regularly bought ganja from her. Later, she was shown to have absconded and was named as Accused No. 4.
The investigators also said those allegedly purchasing narcotics from the site included students, private sector employees and gig workers. Authorities have not released any comprehensive demographic data on the alleged customer base.
The police records further reveal that the Gachibowli police had invoked the Preventive Detention Act against Neetu Bai in 2025 for repeated ganja selling cases. But, records say, she found relief in the Supreme Court and was freed about four months after her detention.
The ED is probing the alleged narcotics network for proceeds of crime generated during the course of the investigation and whether that money was possessed, concealed, transferred, or utilized in a manner attracting provisions of the PMLA. The findings of the probe may impact future enforcement action in one of Hyderabad's most high-profile narcotics cases. Sprouts News is aware that the agency has not yet released any final findings.
