Ranjit Singh Aujla- Dara Muthadda Of Vancouver Based Azad Kabaddi Club Calls Allegations “Bullshit”!

The questioning of the mastermindof a drug racket, formerDSP Jagdish Bhola, alsoknown as King Kong, hasrevealed how sports club inIndia, Canada and NorthAmerica lured internationalkabaddi players and wrestlersinto the drug trade.

SURREY – Ranjit Singh Aujla,a.k.a. Dara Muthadda, ofVancouver based Azad KabaddiClub, has vehemently deniedbeing part of Punjab drug cartelboss Jagdish Bhola’s internationaldrug smuggling racket.Dara has denies the claims andhas not been officially chargedeven though police have givenhis name as part of the 40 Indo-Canadians they are seeking intheir probe.Dara told the Province newspaperthat he is the victim of afalse smear by Indian police.“I don’t do that,” an exasperatedDara told the Province. “It’s allbullshit.”However, media across Indiareported Aujla’s name prominentlyin their stories on one ofthe biggest drug smugglingbusts in Punjab involving a formerwrestler-cop Bhola, whoalong with his accompliceSarabjit Singh allegedly ran thedrug smuggling network similarto the drug cartels in Mexicoand South America.He claimed that he was “up allnight” calling Indian newspapersand Punjab police demandingwhy his name was smearedacross the papers following therelease of names associated withthe case by police.“They’re making up the storiesabout people,” said Dara, addingthat he’s “never” met theaccused kingpin, Jagdish Bhola.“People talk bullshit too much,”he said. “I go back (to India)every year. Why don’t they(arrest) me?”Dara didn’t elaborate whetherhe is planning to go to Indiaanytime soon to clear his name.Police, however, have toldIndian media they’ll be releasingmore information on Dara andthe other Indo Canadiansallegedly involved in the drugracket. The questioning of themastermind of a drug racketBhola, also known as KingKong, has revealed how sportsclub in India, Canada and NorthAmerica lured internationalkabaddi players and wrestlersinto the drug trade. Bhola’sinternational network allegedlysupplied heroin and M-amphetamineto North America andEurope.Patiala SSP Hardial Singh Mannsaid on Tuesday, “During theinvestigation, several recipientsof contraband consignments ofthe Bhola network have beenidentified, which include SarabjitSingh Nick and Dara SinghMothada among others.”Hindustan Times reported thatresidents of Mothada Kalanvillage near Phillaur in Jalandhardistrict were stunned to knowthat NRI Dara Mothada, thepromoter of sports and culturein their village, was actually partof the Bhola group.Giving away expensive prizeslike an SUV for the best player,gold rings for the best raid,motorcycles for all players, lavishspending on VIP guests, andinviting top artistes to perform,were highlights of the kabaddicup that Dara organised in thevillage every year, the newspaperreportedA resident of Richmond, Darais the promoter of AzadKabaddi Club, a well knownlocal Kabaddi outfit, who alsoregularly visited his nativePunjab for promoting sportsand culture and giving heftydonations. Dara’s name evenfound a pride of place in the villagestadium.”I am stunned. I can’t believethat he is into drug trade as healways promoted sports andasked the youth to stay awayfrom drugs,” said villagesarpanch Kanti Mohan.Jagdish Singh, another resident,said he regularly gave donationsfor poor students and villagedevelopment.Dara had last visited the villagein February 2013 when heorganised the kabaddi tournament.In that tournament, thebest player was given the SUVTata Safari, Jazzy B performedthere, while Dara distributedseveral cash prizes.”Cash flowed like water at thesports event that Dara has beenholding in the village for thepast 11 years,” said a villager.Similar is the story of SarabjitSingh Nick of Baliaon village, near Samrala, where villagers find it hard to believe that the former kabaddi player, who isnow settled in Vancouver inCanada, is part of the Bholagroup.The SSP said there were severalplayers whom Dara and othershad taken to foreign countriesand the police were checkingwhether they used players forsmuggling of contraband, whichthey concealed in packets insuch a way that it was difficult todetect.The names of 40 Canada-basedNRIs have surfaced in the racket.These include HarbansSidhu, resident of Burj Lit,Raipur, Ludhiana (now living inToronto) and Nirankara SinghDhillon of Jalandhar district(now in Brampton), father-inlawof Kulwant Singh arrestedin the Anoop Singh Kahloncase.The SSP said Dara managed toflee a month before the policeraided the houses of Kahlon atMohali and Jalandhar.”Punjab Police have shared theinputs with the Canadian policeand we are hopeful of a breakthroughabout their hideouts,”he said.Bhola was arrested near Delhithis week. Already his interrogationhas led to the seizure ofdrugs worth over 20 crore and26 passports from various hideouts.Bhola, a dismissed DSP, whointroduced ICE manufacturingin India, was part of a networksupplying synthetic drugs tomarkets in Europe, Canada andthe UK inside picture frames ofreligious leaders through air andship cargo.“The role of some senior policeofficials is being probed for lettingBhola and his couriers offthe net when apprehended,”saidan officer investigating the case.Sources said the counter-intelligenceunit and operations unitwould probe the financial statusof some sportsmen, over 60NRIs and police officials suspectedto be in touch withBhola.“We need to know his links withtop suppliers in India andabroad and how he managed tosupply ICE in Goa, Mumbaiand Delhi,” the sources said.Information about the foreigndrug recipients have beenshared with the Police LiaisonOfficer in the Canadian HighCommission in New Delhi.Here is a partial list of 40 Indo-Canadians wanted by PunjabPolice:1. Sarabjit Singh Nikku s/oAjaib Singh r/o village Baliaon,PS Samrala, police districtKhanna (now in Delta BC,Vancouver)- kabaddi promoter.2. Nirankar Singh Dhillon r/oApra, PS Phillaur, DistrictJalandhar (now in Brampton,Ontario, Canada)- father-in-lawof Kulwant Singh arrested inthe Anoop Singh Kahlon case 3. Harbans Sidhu r/o Burj Lit, PSRaipur, Ludhiana (now in Toronto)4. Ranjit Singh Aujla a.k.a. DaraMuthadda r/o village Muthadda, PSPhillaur, district Jalandhar (now inVancouver) Promoter of Azad KabaddiClub. The manufacturing, packing andsupplying of drugs took place at variousplaces in India. The role of some seniorpolice officers is under the scanner forshielding the accused. Olympic medallistVijender Singh is likely to be questionedat a later stage, say sources.Sources said it had been revealed thatSports clubs in Canada and Europe werebeing used for the distribution of drugconsignments.“In recent years, the spending on kabaddiand wrestling tournaments by NRIshas increased tremendously,” said thepolice.Bhola was produced in the court of ISDhaliwal (First Class), Tuesday evening.He sought a CBI probe into the caseregistered against him.“If I am found guilty, hang me. But Iwanted a CBI probe into the case,” hesaid. The court sent Bhola and hisaccomplice Sarabjit Singh Saba to aweek’s police remand.On Bhola’s demand for a CBI probe, thecourt asked him to give evidence in thisregard during the trial.Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal suddenlycanceled lunch with Bhola’s kin thesame day the drug lord was arrested.Treading cautiously, junior Badal cancelledhis lunch at the residence ofBhola’s family member at Chaoke villagenear Rampura. The deputy CM was inthe village to lay the stone for reliningcanals. Bhola’s uncle Gamdur Singh, aformer sarpanch, told the media he wasdisappointed at the turn of events.”All senior SAD leaders have lunch atour residence during their tour of thearea. The Chief Minister has had lunchat our house four times. I met Bholamore than two half years ago when heattended a marriage function in the village.Since then, we have no interactionwith him,” he said