Ludhiana, May 7 -- Convicting a man facing multiple cases, a local court on Tuesday awarded him 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in a case related to drug peddling. Anik Lal, aka Bangali, has been facing more than six cases of robbery, possession of illegal weapons and drug peddling, officials said.

The special court judge, Rajneesh, also slapped a fine of Rs.1 lakh on the convict. Due to his repeated involvement in crime incidents, Bangali, hailing from Balisarpur village of Uttar Janajpur district of West Bengal, had become a headache for police officials.

The case in which the punishment has been awarded was registered at the Focal Point police station in 2022, officials said. He was arrested by the CIA staff-2 of Ludhiana police co...