Mohali, Feb. 6 -- A Mohali court has sentenced a woman to 54 days of rigourous imprisonment in an NDPS case involving recovery of 3 Kg opium, while acquitting the co-accused after holding that the prosecution failed to establish his role in the offence.

The convict has been identified as Nisha, a resident of Kharar.

The case dates back to November 23, 2022. A police team led by the investigating officer apprehended the woman at bus stand in Kharar. During a search police recovered 3 kg of opium enclosed in a polythene bag from her possession. The seized contraband was sealed, samples were drawn through court proceedings, and the Forensic Science Laboratory report confirmed the substance to be opium.

The court observed that the prosecut...