Chandigarh, Oct. 20 -- The court of additional sessions judge, special NDPS court, Hargurjit Kaur sentenced a man to 10 years imprisonment in an NDPS case.

The court sentenced Amit Kumar alias Dairy, resident of Sector 52, Chandigarh, to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.1 lakh on him. He was caught with possession of 540 grams of heroin. In default of payment of the fine, he will have to undergo an additional 8 months rigorous imprisonment, court said.

The case was registered on May 12, 2022, when the accused was arrested with the commercial quantity of heroin. The police station registered a case against the accused under Section 21 of the NDPS Act.

During the hearing, defense lawyer Yadvinder Singh Sandhu argue...