Chennai: Picking holes in the prosecution process, a special court for narcotic drug cases acquitted a 41-year-old man from West Bengal, saying the prosecution had failed to produce key evidence and that there were inconsistencies in the seizure of contraband.Mohammad Abdul Alim was arrested by a team from the Prohibition Enforcement Wing on March 21, 2023, near East Tambaram for selling ganja sachets targeting college students. However, during the trial before special judge S Govindarajan of the special court for NDPS cases, the prosecution failed to substantiate its case. The court noted that while the FIR stated that two bags of ganja were seized, only one bag was produced before the court.The court added that although police claimed to have verified the accused’s train ticket from West Bengal, the document was not submitted as evidence. Observing that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt, the court acquitted Mohammad Abdul Alim of all charges.
