Bhubaneswar, Jan. 8 -- A Bhubaneswar court on Thursday convicted a drug peddler and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for life along with a fine of Rs. 50,000 for transporting prohibited drugs. The Court of the Second Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge, Bhubaneswar, also ordered that in default of payment of the fine, the convict would undergo an additional one year of rigorous imprisonment.
The convicted person has been identified as Padmalabha Behera of Begunia, under Gop police station in Puri district. He was booked under Sections 274, 275, and 276 of the IPC read with Section 2 of Odisha Act 3 of 1999 at Bharatpur Police Station.
According to the prosecution, on May 13, 2022, in the early hours of the morning, Behe...