Jharkhand News: When a court in Jharkhand‘s Dhanbad asked the local police to exhibit confiscated material in a case involving the seizure of around 19 kg of marijuana and ‘bhang‘, the cops submitted a bizarre reply, telling the court that the narcotics were consumed by rats from their warehouse.
According to reports, in December 2018, a father-son duo had been arrested by the Dhanbad Police along with 10 kg marijuana and nine kilos of ‘bhang’. The accused, Shambhu Agarwal and his son, were booked for the possession of banned narcotics and the drugs were confiscated and kept in a warehouse.
Recently, during trial, the court of Principal and Session Judge Ram Sharma had ordered investigation officer Jaiprakash Prasad to exhibit the confiscated material. But despite court orders, the cops failed to present the seized drugs and when reprimanded, the Dhanbad Police submitted that the narcotics had been consumed by rats, India Today reported.
As per the report, a report filed by the investigation officer on April 6 told the court that rats ate the drugs which the police had stored in the warehouse.
The counsel of the accused father-son duo told the media that his clients had been arrested by the police in a fabricated case.
Advocate Abhay Bhatt, who represents Shambhu Agarwal and his son, asked why the police failed to produce the confiscated drugs in the court, despite specific orders. Bhatt asserted that his clients are not guilty and the failure of the cops to present evidence in court is clear indication in that direction.
Meanwhile, following the bizarre explanation presented by the Dhanbad Police, the department has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
