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Man, son sentenced to 10-yr jail term in Punjab

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Press Trust of India Moga (Punjab)

A special court here sentenced a man and his son to 10 years of imprisonment in a drug case today.

Judge Jagdeep Sood convicted Gurcharan Singh and his son Malkiat Singh, according to prosecution.

A fine of Rs 2 lakh each was also imposed on them.

They were arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Punjab police for bringing 80 kg of poppy husk in a truck in July 2014.

The two men were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

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First Published: Aug 13 2018 | 8:15 PM IST

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