Struggling cricketer, former wife found intoxicated in Rajkot hotel

Rajkot: Police found a 24-year-old struggling cricketer and a drug addict in an intoxicated condition in a hotel in the city in the wee hours of Friday. Acting on a complaint filed by his mother, Alka, who told the police that her son disappeared leaving a note behind at home, cops swung into action and found Aakash Ambasana along with his former wife on a high under the influence of drugs.
Even earlier in June, the mother had submitted an application with the police alleging her son to have become a substance abuser and also named a few peddlers who were providing him with the contraband.
Thereafter, police raided several peddlers but arrested only one woman in July.
In the meantime, Aakash went to Delhi to live with his father and had returned to Rajkot only on October 12. According to the mother, Aakash left home on Thursday evening leaving behind a note stating: “I am leaving home, mom. I can’t fulfil your dreams, please forgive me.”
Cops once again raided several drug peddlers and found him with his former wife Ami Cholera (22) in Shiv Shakti hotel of the racecourse. Ami had become addicted to drugs after marrying Akash, but drugs also made them quarrel and ultimately led to their divorce. However, the estranged couple often met for dose of drugs, said the police.
Cops also found a drug peddler from the hotel, Irfan Patni (43), and seized three injections of MD drugs from him. One was empty, another half and the third one was intact.
Talking to media persons, deputy commissioner of police Manoharsinh Jadeja said, “We have taken blood samples of all the three persons and sent the injections for forensic test. Based on the result we will register an offence.”
According to sources the police also detained three other drug peddlers in this connection, while Aakash had borrowed from money lenders to buy drugs.