After 18 years of trial, UP man gets 10-year jail, `10 lakh fine for drug possession

A court here has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of `1 lakh in a 2008 case related to possession of charas, an official said.

Assistant District Government Counsel Deepak Tiwari said the accused, Sanjay Singh, originally a resident of Kalyanpur in Kanpur and currently residing in Mahaveeran locality, was arrested on April 2, 2008, by then Premnagar police station in-charge Balbir Singh Gaur during a checking drive.

Police had recovered 300 grams of charas (hashish) from his possession and sent him to jail, he said, adding that several criminal cases, including chain snatching and robbery, were also registered against him at various police stations.