The police on Thursday arrested a Bihar-based youth for drug trafficking and recovered cannabis weighing 750 gm worth `50,000 at Habibganj railway station on Wednesday. He was found in police uniform of head constable, which he used in committing the crimes.
The youth has been identified as Anurag Pratap Singh, from Motihar region of Bihar. He was currently pursuing BCom from Jawaaharlal College and was living at Subhash Colony in Ashok Garden.
Police said the offender was nabbed from platform number 1 of Habibganj railway station in police uniform and was preparing to move Itarsi. The drug was recovered from the pockets of his uniform.
Police said the accused was provided with `2,000 for delivering the drugs and added that he started drug trafficking after getting idea from a TV serial based on crime stories. He bought the uniform and other goods used by police personnel, so that nobody suspected him in committing the crime.
The police have registered a case under section 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act and section 170 of the IPC against the nabbed accused.
Taking the issue seriously on the misuse of police uniform Senior Superintendent of Police (Bhopal) Raman Singh Sikarwar has instructed officials for listing of shops selling police uniform and related goods and along the information of the shops record of every individual purchasing the police uniform and should check the identity card and posting of the person should be checked as the terrorist were wearing army uniform in the Punjab attack.
Police found that the accused was involved in the drug trafficking for the past six months.