SHODDY PROBE. LAPSES RESULT IN ACQUITTAL OF TWO IN DRUG BUST CASE

PROCEDURAL lapses and lack of evidence to back conspiracy charges have led to the acquittal of a techie and his friend who were accused of procuring and selling narcotic drugs like ecstasy, LSD, and cocaine.

- SIDDHARTH PRABHAKAR

A city court earlier this week binned the charges by police that the techie had conspired with his friend in Jolarpet to sell the drugs after procuring them through the darknet.

Though the cops arrested one of the accused red-handed with the drugs at a bus stand, they did not produce any evidence to back their charge of conspiracy between the two to procure the drugs and sell them, the trial court said in its August 21 order acquitting them.