Ranchi, June 25 (IANS) A court in Ranchi has sentenced two convicts to 18 years of rigorous imprisonment in a high-profile drug trafficking case involving the seizure of 1,184 kg of ganja in 2023.The court of Additional Judicial Commissioner Omkar Nath Choudhary pronounced the sentence on Thursday after hearing arguments on quantum of punishment.The convicted individuals, identified as Ganesh Choudhary and Anand Kumar, are currently lodged in Birsa Munda Central Jail, Hotwar, and were produced b…
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Ranchi, May 22 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has taken a serious view of allegations of sexual exploitation of a woman inmate by the jail superintendent at Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar, Ranchi.Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports and concerns raised by Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi, a vacation bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava on Friday converted the matter into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for hearing.During the proceedings…