By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The court of 2nd Addl. District & Sessions Judge/OPID cum Spl.Judge, Balasore convicted accused persons namely 1) Sk Jamir @ Chhotu, S/o. Sk Jamshed at Masjid gali, AradaBazar PS. Sahadevkhunta Dist. Balasore and 2) Prabhat Ku Sethy S/o. Late Gokul Ch. Sethy ofNayabazar PS. Sahadevkhunta Dist. Balasore U/S 21©/29 NDPS Act, 1985 in STF PS Case No.28/2020. Both the accused persons were found guilty and were convicted. They each were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine of Rs.1,00,000/- each indefault to undergo further R.I. for one year for the offences U/S 21©/29 NDPS Act, 1985 .
This case relates to seizure of contraband Brown sugar 1 kg 130 gram from the exclusive andconscious possession of accused persons on 5.11.2020.1. In this case, on 05.11.2021 STF, Bhubaneswar arrested three accused persons along withabove noted two accused persons near hotel Jyoti Sagar , Sahadevkhunta, Balasore andrecovered 1 kg 130 gram brown Sugar & cash from their possession.
After successful investigation, charge sheet was submitted against the accused persons U/S 21(c)/29 NDPSAct, 1985.2. During investigation the seized Brown Sugar was sent to SFSL, Rasulgarh for chemicalexamination and opinion was received affirmatively.3. This case was detected by Inspr Ashish Ch Jena and investigated by Inspr Ashok KumarGiri of STF. The prosecution of this case was conducted by Sri Sulalit Kar, special publicprosecutor, Balasore.STF is the specialized wing of Odisha Police to curb the organized crime in the State. Narcoticdrugs is the main focus area of STF and STF will continue its drive against the such drug peddlers.
