Shamshad Mumtaj Shabji Firoz NDPS Act section 27 & 8c C R No 38 of 2023, Agripada Police Station, Mumbai 

FIR No- 038 of 2023

AGRIPADA, MUMBAI POLICE STATION.

SECTION – NDPSA – 27 & 8(c )

Complainant:  Mr. Narendra Pandurang Mandlik

Address:  27/10, Sir Pochkhanawala Rd , Worli Police line, BDD chawl Worli Mumbai   (Mo.No. 9004250667)

Sections invoked: 27 & 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

First Information Report: C R No 38 of 2023, Agripada Police Station, Mumbai 

Date: January  22, 2023

Accused: Shamshad Mumtaj Shabji Firoz, Age 19 Years, Profession- labour,  R/o  Near Public toilet, Govandi Rafiq nagar, Govandi, Mumbai

The gist of the Complaint : Translated from Marathi to English on best effort basis.

The Complainant (Hawaldar id-34341), aged 46, resides at the above mentioned address with his family, who joined Mumbai Police department in 1994, and is presently serving in General duties dept at Agripada Police Station since 2018.     

I appeared at the police station for Night duty on 22/01/2023.

By the order of superiors, to take search and act against the drug addicts in the police station area, the Complainant along with P.S.I. Mr. Galange left with the materials required for the Panchnama at 20:45 hrs. While patrolling in Kalapani Junction area at 20:55 hrs. patrolling staff received reliable information through a secret correspondent that at Public Toilet, Jhula maidan Maulana Azad rd , Bhaykhala (w)  Mumbai, one person is consuming narcotic drug- Ganja.

After that, Police Sub-Inspector Galange asked the complainant to go and get two PANCH . After that, the complainant came with two PANCH in a short time. Police Sub-Inspector introduced both the PANCH to our police team and explained the purpose of calling the them to the said place, the PANCH agreed to appear as judges.

At 21:15 hrs, after keeping watch on him for some time, Police Sub-Inspector ordered to take him into custody. Accordingly squad officers detained him, found lighted Chillam with Ganja. After that, Sub-Inspector of Police identified himself, the Pancha and the police team to the accused and asked him to allow to search him, but he refused.

Then, Police Sub-Inspector asked accused about his whereabouts and what he was doing at that place, and he said that he was consuming ganja, a narcotic substance, by stuffing it into a chillam. Then he was asked his name and address, he gave his name as Shamshad Mumtaj Shabji Firoz, age 19 years and address as above.

When the accused was examined, his eyes appeared swollen and red due to drug consumption and his mouth smelled rough. Immediately, the accused was searched before the Pancha, 1) a Chilim 2) a dirty white cloth, 3) matchbox in his hand was seized, extinguished and destroyed on the spot. It was explained in Hindi to the accused that if there is any complaint against the search, he will be produced before the nearest Magistrate and Gazetted Officer, to which he refused. And then the accused was taken in custody and taken to police station for further interrogation.

Police Registered the case and took up the investigation The case is being investigated by the Police  officer namely Mr. Yogendra Pache.

The Complainant’s statement was recorded in Marathi and it was explained to him in Hindi  and he confirmed the same.