Mohali, Feb. 5 -- A court here convicted a 24-year-old Bihar resident for possessing a commercial quantity of opium and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) along with a fine of Rs.1 lakh.

The convict has been identified as Jai Prakash Sahni, 24, of Bihar.

The case dates back to April 2019. The accused was arrested during checking. A police team led by assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Narpinder Singh laid a naka at Lehli Chowk on the Ambala-Chandigarh Road on April 11, 2019 and stopped a Haryana Roadways bus coming from Ambala, following which two men carrying black backpacks hurriedly deboarded the bus from the rear exit.

Police apprehended the duo and questioned them. They were identified as Madhu Kumar Sahni and Jai ...