Six get RI in mandrax case

NAGPUR, SEPT 25: Six persons were sentenced to 10 years8217; rigorous imprisonment and two of them fined Rs 5 lakh each in connection with the seizure of Rs 40 crore worth of mandrax.

Delivering the order yesterday, Akola Additional Sessions Judge S L Bhagat, who found them guilty under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985, said the two would have to undergo an additional sentence of three years in case they failed to pay the amount.

The remaining four have been ordered to pay a fine of Rs 1 lakh each or undergo one more year of sentence. The accused were, however, relieved of the charges of conspiracy, while three others were acquitted of all charges.