Man sentenced to 10-year RI for selling charas

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, oct 30, 2014: Principal District and Sessions Judge Uma M.G. has sentenced Hameed T. (33) from Someshwara village to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of possessing 1.02 kg of charas.

According to the charge sheet by the Costal Security Police, Hameed and Siddiq were arrested while they were attempting to sell charas to customers on the Someshwar beach on July 16, 2009. While the judge convicted Hameed on Tuesday, she acquitted Siddiq.

The judge directed Hameed to pay a fine of Rs. 2 lakh or undergo further imprisonment of one year in case he failed to pay the fine. Public Prosecutor Pushparaja Adhyantaya examined the witnesses in the court.