NEW DELHI: With investigations in final stages, the Delhi police are expected to file the charge sheet in the sensational drug abuse case involving Rahul Mahajan, son of the slain Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan, this week.

Seven people, including three Nigerian nationals arrested on charges of supplying drugs, will be charge sheeted in the case.

Loose ends

"Investigations are almost complete and we are in the process of tying up the loose ends and collating all the papers pertaining to the case,'' said a senior police officer. "We are at present not insisting on conducting brain mapping tests on either Mr. Mahajan or co-accused Sahil Zaroo.''

The police have already obtained the medical reports of Mr. Mahajan, his father's personal secretary Bibek Moitra, who died allegedly due to drug overdose, and Sahil, son of a carpet dealer, who had allegedly supplied and consumed drugs at the 7 Safdarjung Road residence of Pramod Mahajan.

According to the police, the Central Forensic Science Laboratory report on Mr. Mahajan's gastric lavage has shown traces of both heroin and cocaine. It is alleged that traces of both drugs were also found in the vomit stains on the clothes of Mr. Mahajan and Moitra.

Quantity of drugs

While investigations revealed that Sahil had allegedly supplied the drugs after procuring it from a Nigerian named Abdullah, the police could not recover drugs in "measurable" quantity from any of the three alleged consumers. However, they recovered over 7 gm of drugs from the possession of the three Nigerian nationals, including Abdullah.

Harish Sharma, former aide of Pramod Mahajan, and Ganesh, a domestic help at 7 Safdarjung Road, were subsequently arrested on charges of destruction of evidence at the scene of crime.

IPC sections

After consulting legal experts, the police are learnt to have included these Sections in the charge sheet: Section 21 (for quantum of punishment as per the seized quantity of drugs), Section 27A (financing drug deals and harbouring drug dealers), Section 25 (providing premises for commission of crime) and Section 29 (abetment and criminal conspiracy) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and Section 201 (destruction of evidence) and Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

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