Imphal Jul 29 UNA : A plea of the former PRO (Defense Wing), Imphal Colonel Ajay Chowdhury, who was granted bail in a case related with the smuggling of psychotropic substance, to allow him to leave the state for some days was rejected by special court NT&PS on Saturday.
The same court has granted bail to the Army officer to the Colonel on a surety bond of Rs 1 lakh on July 17. The Army officer who was arrested with a case smuggling of psychotropic substance was, however, directed not to leave the state without prior permission from the court.
Colonel Ajay Chowdhury applied to the same court to allow him to leave the state for some days to attend admission counseling for his children. However the court rejected the plea as there were no supporting documents of the reason cited for his requirement to leave the state.
On the other hand, state home department had also appealed to the court to revoke the bail of the seven drug traffickers.
The then PRO of PIB (Defense Wing), Imphal Col Ajay Chowdhry was arrested together with Ngairangbam Brojendro and Lunkhohao Haokip alias Haopu Haokip with drugs worth Rs 25 crores at Pallel of Chandel district along the Imphal-Moreh section of NH-2 on February 24.
They have been charged by police for trafficking another huge consignment of drugs to Moreh in the first week of December last year.
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