Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Oct 14: A local court here sentenced two persons to 10-year rigorous imprisonment and Rupees one lakh each as penalty for commission of offence under illegal trade of drugs (NDPS) Act.
The Special judge NDPS case, Srinagar sentenced two persons to 10-year rigorous imprisonment and one lakh rupees penalty to each accused for their involvement in illegal trade of psychotropic substances.
The court awarded the sentence to Mudasir Sultan Bhat and Feroz Ahmad Khan both residents of Bemina Srinagar, after finding them guilty under Sections 8/22 and 29 of the NDPS Act.
These two persons were arrested by the police after recovery of 7500 bottles of codeine phos-phate) and 9600 Zen-Cavit capsules in April 2021 during patrolling in Srinagar city’s Chanapora area after receiving a credible information about a truck used to transport seized consignment of illicit psychotropic substances.
The police station Crime Branch Kashmir after thorough investigation registered FIR under sec-tion 8/22 of the NDPS Act against the accused with other persons.
In connection with the case, two other persons, Waseem Ahmad Lone and Faizan Ahmad Makaya, residents of Bemina, are yet to be arrested in the case and are facing proceedings under 512CrPC. The court directed that the file shall be restored for trial against them as and when they are arrested or surrender before the court.
The two accused persons, along with the convicted, were receiving illicit psy-chotropic substances and distributing them among the youth. Accused-Mudasir was arrested on August 6, 2021, after he failed to provide satisfactory documentation for the illicit consignments,
While as accused-Feroz was arrested on January 10, 2022. He was recently released on bail. The court ordered him to be taken into custody while announcing the conviction against him. The quantum of punishment would be announced on October 10 against both the accused.
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