IMPHAL, Feb 26 NNN : The arrest of the Army colonel was not the end in drug smuggling by people in high position.
A son of a senior Congress MLA of Manipur has been arrested and huge quantity of drugs has been recovered from the MLA’s private residence by the police.
Based on the information provided by Army Colonel Ajay Choudhury and his five cohorts yesterday after the interrogation, Manipur police swooped down to the MLA’s house late last night and arrested senior Congress MLA TN Haokip’s son identified as one Saikholen Haokip (35) and recovered 4 huge cartons of drugs containing 2316 strips at 10 pm on Monday from the MLA’s private house located at Fifth Avenue, Deulahlane in Imphal.
Police said psychotropic drugs Pseudoephedrine tablets which include Ketamine hydrochloride injection I.P and Extamine 500 mg.
Three FIR have also been filed ( FIR numbers are 25, 26, 27) under Section 21/29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 against the MLA’s son.
Saikholen Haokip was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Thoubal district today and remanded him to police custody till March 8.
All the seven arrested people including Col. Ajay Choudhury will be produced on March 8 at 1 pm before the Special Court of NDB-Lamphel in Imphal.
TN Haokip is a senior Congress MLA from Churachandpur district’s Saikot assembly constituency. He had been a cabinet minister in his past tenures.
It is worth noting that Army colonel Ajay Choudhury and five others were arrested on Sunday morning when they were transporting a huge consignment of the banned drugs to Myanmar from Imphal which worth Rs 15 crore and Rs 24 crore in the international market.The Defence Ministry yesterday ordered the removal from his post of Manipur Army PRO Lt Col Ajay Kumar Choudhury ho was arrested with drugs worth about Rs 15 crore at Pallel, Thoubal district.
The Defence Ministry has also sought a report about the incident from the local Army authorities.
An Army jawan and a senior official of Indigo Airlines were also detained for alleged involvement in the drug trafficking.
The Defence Ministry said it would hurt the Army’s image if Col Choudhury remained in his post, according to a spokesman.
Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/haokips-son-nabbed-for-involvement-in-pallel-drug-case/
