Mohali, April 25 -- A special court in Mohali has sentenced two men to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment each and imposed a fine of Rs.1.5 lakh for possessing 175 kg of poppy husk, in a case registered at Zirakpur in 2024.

The court of special judge Harsimranjit Singh held Narinder Singh,42, a resident of Rajpura, and Sikander Singh, 37, a resident of Mohali, guilty under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, observing that both were in joint conscious possession of a commercial quantity of contraband.

According to the prosecution, the two were intercepted during a naka on Airport Road near Satsang Bhawan, Zirakpur, on August 22, 2024. The accused, travelling in an Innova Crysta, allegedly attempted to flee but were...