Law catches up after 20 years
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 09 2022:
A team of Irilbung police arrested Md Amzad Ali who has been absconding for the last twenty years after being convicted by the Special Court ND & PS for illegal possession of 165 kilograms of marijuana on January 30, 2002 .
Md Amzad Ali s/o Md Yusuf of Ali of Keirao Awang Leikai was arrested by the team from a paddy field at Keirao Menjor Ingkol yesterday and produced before the Special Judge Fast Track Court.
The IO of the case through APP mentioned that Md Amzad Ali was convicted by Special Court ND&PS Manipur on January 30, 2002 for illegal possession of 165 kilograms of contraband marijuana on January 16, 2002 and since then the convict has been absconding for 20 years.
IO further mentioned that the Special Court ND&PS Manipur had sentenced the convict to 3 years rigorous imprisonment on 31, 2002 along with a fine of Rs 2000 .
The Court on perusal of the case record and after hearing the submission of the IO remanded the convict to judicial custody and directed SP, Manipur Central Jail Sajiwa to see that his sentence is fully executed.