Who is?Zoya Khan, the wife of jailed gangster Hashim Baba, arrested in Delhi with drugs worth Rs 1 crore?
Zoya Khan has been running the Hashim Baba gang ever since her husband, whose real name is Ashim, was arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police in 2019. The couple had been married since 2017, and Zoya is Ashim's third wife.
The Delhi Police have arrested Zoya Khan, the wife of notorious gangster Hashim Baba, on charges of drug trafficking after she was caught with 225 grams of heroin. She was arrested from northeast Delhi's Welcome area on Wednesday while allegedly attempting to deliver the drugs, estimated to be worth Rs 1 crore.
Who is Zoya Khan
According to police, the 33-year-old has been running the Hashim Baba gang ever since her husband, whose real name is Ashim, was arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police in 2019.
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The couple had been married since 2017, and Zoya is Ashim's third wife. Zoya, who comes from a family that has been involved in several crimes, including human trafficking, reportedly met Ashim when she was married to another man.
Hashim Baba gang
Though he was arrested, Hashim Baba, who faces 16 criminal cases, including murder, attempted murder, and dacoity in east Delhi's Jaffrabad, Bhajanpura, and Welcome areas, continued to run his gang from behind bars.
Since 2019, he allegedly ordered five killings, including the GTB hospital shooting, from jail, and the murders were executed by the gang members.
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Hashim Baba gang and Lawrence Bishnoi
He was also behind the murder of a gym owner in South Delhi's Greater Kailash, which was allegedly carried out on behalf of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
According to the police, Baba and Bishnoi forged a connection while the former was in Tihar Jail in 2021.
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Despite being moved to different jails, they continued their communication. Baba later claimed that Bishnoi provided him with a direct line of communication to carry on with criminal activities while in jail, including regular phone conversations and video calls.
Zoya, who ran the daily operations of the Hashim Baba gang, was arrested after police received a tip-off that she was attempting a drug delivery to an unknown recipient and laid a trap for her.
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