• Two women arrested in an NDPS case by Kasturba Marg Police.
• The accused were traced to a seventh-floor room in Dahisar West.
• Police say one accused has 17 criminal cases registered against her.
• The women are reportedly mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

GG News Bureau
Mumbai, 7th Nov: The Mumbai drug arrests operation has led to the arrest of two women accused in a narcotics case by Kasturba Marg Police. The women, identified as Rehana Abdul Hamid Mulani, alias Ralliappa, 60, and Farida Mulani, 32, were traced to a building in Dahisar after allegedly absconding following the registration of a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

According to the police press note, the case was registered under Sections 8(c), 21(b) and 29 of the NDPS Act at Kasturba Marg Police Station, Mumbai. Both accused were residents of Santosh Nagar slum in Borivali East and had been wanted in connection with the case.

On November 2, 2026, a police team comprising Sub-Inspector Yuvraj Inamdar, Assistant Sub-Inspector Barge and other personnel returned to the police station with information about the accused. The team had traced them to Navjeevan SRA Building on SV Road, near Dahisar Market in Dahisar West, Mumbai.

Police searched the building and found both women in a room on the seventh floor. During questioning, they allegedly gave evasive answers. They were taken into custody and brought to the police station for further investigation.

During the investigation, the alleged offences were established, following which Section 29 of the NDPS Act was added to the case, the press note stated.

The police document further states that Rehana Mulani has 17 criminal cases registered against her. These include four cases related to drug sales, five involving offences against the human body, two cases of assault on public servants, three rioting cases and three property-related offences.

The two accused are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, according to the police. They had allegedly been concealing their identities and frequently changing their places of residence to evade the investigating agencies.

The operation was carried out by the Kasturba Marg Police team under the guidance of Additional Police Commissioner Shashikumar Meena, North Region; Deputy Commissioner of Police Gajanan Shivling Rajmane, North Zone 3; and Assistant Commissioner of Police Jayraj Ranaware, Dahisar Division.