Kupwara: Court rejects bail to five troopers arrested in drug peddling case

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A Kashmir court has turned down the bail application of five troopers who were arrested in a drug peddling case. The court ruled that their detention is required to lay hands on other accused.

The five troopers were operating the drug-peddling gang while being posted at Panzgam in Kupwara. They were arrested last month and accused for running the drug cartel from Tangdhar, a border town located on the Line of Control (LoC).

The bail application was moved before the Additional district and sessions judge, Kupwara, who rejected the plea. The court observed that troopers were supposed to protect society but regretted this bunch worked in contravention of it.

“According to the police, drugs were coming from Pakistan through Tangdhar sector and five soldiers posted in Panzgam area of Kupwara were involved in drug trafficking,” the NDTV report said, identifying the accused troopers as Naib-Subedar Puran Singh, Anil Kumar (driver) Sepoy Sushil Kumar, Naik Waseem Ahmad Mir and Mohammad Shafiq Khan.

The troopers apparently were working with four civilians who were identified as Mashkoor Sheikh (working as a porter with Army), Mohammad Yousaf Kothari, Saleem Sheikh and Mohammad Imran Teli.

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