A special NDPS court in Jhansi convicted a man and sentenced him to two years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine for possessing 600 grams of ganja.[1] The court said he must serve two more months of simple imprisonment if he does not pay the fine.[1]

Ulldan police recovered the 600 grams of ganja from the accused near Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Inter College in Bangra, within the Todi Fatehpur police-station area of Jhansi district.[1] Police arrested the accused, produced him in court and sent him to jail.[1] A charge sheet was later filed in court.[1]

Ganja is the Hindi name for cannabis in India, and the NDPS Act is the country’s narcotics law.[1] The same court digest also reports on unrelated matters of gangster charges, several road-accident cases, knife possession, electricity theft, damage to public property and liquor possession.[1]