12 October,2023 08:46 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Representative image/iStock
A constable attached to the Mumbai Central Prison has been dismissed from service after he was allegedly found carrying 71 grams of ganja while reporting on duty, an official said.
Constable Vivendra Naik was allegedly caught with ganja on Friday. He was found to have concealed eight capsules of the banned narcotics drug in his undergarments.
Naik was allegedly smuggling ganja for a prison inmate, the official said on Wednesday.
An FIR was registered against him at N M Joshi Marg police station.
ALSO READ
Review safety of Air India long haul flights: HC
Rain roulette: Maharashtra on storm watch
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Karnataka clinch thriller; Mumbai, Maharashtra record identical wins
BMC Commissioner inspects Borivali development works, sets monsoon deadline
CM Fadnavis and leaders across India pay tribute to Sahibzades on Veer Bal Diwas
Taking cognisance of the incident, the ADG Prisons dismissed the constable from service, the official said. PTI DC KRK
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
