Bhopal, June 28: A local court today awarded 20 years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs two lakh each on five persons under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Special Additional Sessions Judge Sarita Singh awarded the sentence to the five persons who were arrested by the STF on February 12, 2009 with 1.3 quintal of charas when they were on their way to Indore from Hoshangabad.
The court found Babulal Barghat, Hanuman Prasad Jaiswal, Vishwjeet Jaiswal (all residents of Bhilai), Momin Khan and Anwar (both residents of Indore) guilty under Section 8(c) read with section 20 (b) and Section 2 (b) of NDPS Act and awarded 20 years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on each for the offence.
–Agencies