Rudrapur, Nov. 12 -- A special court in Haldwani sentenced a woman and her son to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) each on Tuesday for trafficking and selling prohibited pharmaceutical injections. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.1 lakh on each of the convicts. The convicts were identified as Roshan (47) and her son, Raja alias Langra (24). Government counsel Pooja Sah said bothwere arrested in 2022 after being found in possession of contraband injections. "The woman was involved in selling the illegal injections, while her son was responsible for procuring and supplying them," Sah added. According to the prosecution, a police patrolling team spotted a group of people fleeing near a scrap dealer's shop in Haldwani. The woman attempted to discard a bag to evade arrest, but police intercepted her. During the search, police recovered 103 prohibited injections and Rs.25,000 in cash from her possession. During interrogation, Roshan disclosed that her son procured the injections from Rampur and Moradabad districts in Uttar Pradesh, which she then sold in the Banbhoolpura area of Haldwani for a livelihood. After evaluating the evidence and hearing the arguments, Additional District and Sessions Judge (Special NDPS Court) Sanjiv Kumar convicted both Roshan and Raja, sentencing them to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.1 lakh each. Following the verdict, both convicts were remanded to judicial custody and sent to jail....