Mangaluru, Oct 16: Three persons who were arrested more than three years ago for the possession of cannabis have been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous by the Principal District and Sessions Court here. Besides, each of the three convicted have been asked to pay fine of Rs 1 lakh (total Rs 3 lakh).
The police also seized 34 kg of cannabis from them in the presence of the then Mangaluru tahsildar Ravichandra Nayak.
In his chargesheet, Coastal Security Police Inspector Gangireddy said the three persons had planned to transport cannabis to Belthangady. The cannabis had been procured from Mysuru, Mr. Gangireddy mentioned in the charge sheet. Prosecutor Pushparaj Adhyantaya examined five witnesses.
Judge K.S. Biligi on October 7 convicted the trio under Section 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985. The Judge pronounced the term of imprisonment after hearing on sentence on Friday.
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Good job.....drug should be abolished....
Why only muslims????
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