The court of Additional Sessions Judge Amarinder Pal Singh convicted Mukhtiyar Kaur (74) alias Guddi, a resident of Mandi Mullanpur, Jagraon Road, Dakha, on the charge of selling drugs.
He was accused of selling heroin and intoxicating powder. The woman has been sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment. A fine of Rs one lakh was also imposed on the accused.
“Merely on the ground that she is an old lady, no lenient view can be taken. It is brought to the notice of the Court that she is also involved in two other cases under the NDPS Act. One is pending for arguments today And the other is pending for evidence. He is a habitual offender. Youth are dying daily due to overdose of drugs,” the court said while rejecting the plea of leniency raised by the accused.
According to the prosecution, on January 30, 2018, ASI Rajinder Singh of Dakha police station was going from Mullanpur village towards Pandori village along with other police officers. When they reached behind Dakha Enterprises, Jagraon Road, Mandi Mullanpur, the accused was coming from the opposite direction. He carried a heavy plastic bag in his right hand. The woman expressed surprise on seeing the police party. She turned to her right hand side and tried to cross the drain bridge but while doing so she fell on the ground.
When the police searched on suspicion, 5 grams of heroin wrapped in a polythene bag and 260 grams of intoxicant powder were recovered in another plastic carry bag.
However, the accused did not confess to the crime. But after going through the evidence on record, the court found him guilty.
‘Such people are playing with the lives of the youth’
It has been brought to the notice of the Court that the elderly woman was also involved in two other cases under the NDPS Act. I am of the view that such people are playing with the lives of youths and spoiling their careers.
74 year old woman jailed for 10 years in drug case
