Mohali, Jan. 25 -- A Mohali court sentenced a 28-year-old Chandigarh resident to 26 days of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for possessing 8 gms of heroin, a punishment he had already served during custody in 2019.

The court convicted Ritesh Thakur, a resident of Sector 56, Chandigarh, under Section 21 of the NDPS Act in a case registered at Majri police station, Mohali. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.3,000 which the convict deposited.

According to the prosecution, police apprehended Thakur on March 13, 2019, during a naka checking operation near Dhakoran Kalan village. Police said Thakur tried to discard a polythene packet on seeing the police party. On checking, officers recovered 8 gms of heroin from his packet. The police sealed the...