Police clarify
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 27 2020:
Apropos to the news articles published by some dailies on March 24 regarding missing sample remnants, Manipur Police has clarified that the expert opinion report of FSL Pangei along with other case documents related to the arrest of former ADC Chairman of Chandel, are intact and in the custody of the Court concerned after submission of the charge sheet of the said case on October 6, 2018 .
A statement issued by the PRO of Manipur Police clarified that the seized drugs (parent seized drugs as well as duplicate samples) are in the custody of Malkhana of NAB PS.
However, only the remnants (left over after testing) of the sample sent to FSL Pangei for testing which were returned along with the expert opinion report are missing, it added.
In this regard, a detailed enquiry has been conducted by an enquiry committee constituted by ADGP (INT) .
The enquiry report has been submitted to the concerned Court on March 23 this year, it informed, once again clarifying that the expert opinion of FSL Pangei is in safe custody.
In case of requirement of any re-testing of the seized drugs, it can be done from the duplicate samples or new sample taken from the parent (original) seized drugs with permission from the Court, the
statement concluded.