Complainant:  Kishor Bapu Bitke

Address:  C/303, Siddhivinayak CHS, Hanuman Nagar, Palghar, Vasai West, Mumbai  

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

First Information Report: C R No 029 of 2023, Samata Nagar Police Station, Kandivali East, Mumbai 400101

Date: January 12, 2023

Accused: Suryamani Dinanath Tiwari, age 28 years, resident of 14, Swastik chawl, Gokul Nagar, Kranti Nagar, Kandivali East, Mumbai – 400101

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

The Complainant, aged 33, resides at the above-mentioned address, he joined the Mumbai Police department in 2009 and is presently serving in the Anti-terrorist squad at Samata Nagar Police Station since 2021.     

The Complainant appeared at the police station for day duty on 12/01/2023. At about 17.45 hours, while Police Sub Inspector Mr. Tanpure, Sepoy 111187/Supekar, and the Complainant were patrolling in Police Station Precinct, Near Janupada nala, Thakur Village, Kandivali (East), Mumbai, they saw a person was sitting down with a cigarette in his mouth, smoking some kind of drug with his cigarette.

After that, Police Sub-Inspector Tanpure asked the Complainant to go and get two PANCH and gave such information to day shift Police Inspector Mr. Chaudhary. After that, the Complainant came with two PANCH in a short time. Police Sub-Inspector Tanpure introduced both the PANCH (Witness) to our police team and explained the purpose of calling them to the said place, the PANCH (Witness) agreed to appear as judges.

After keeping watch on him for some time, Police Sub-Inspector Tanpure ordered to take him into custody. According to the Complainant and other Anti-terrorist squad, officers detained him. there they found a cigarette-sized hash filled with half-burned stubs. After that, the Sub-Inspector of Police Tanpure identified himself, the Panchas (Witnesses) and the police team to the accused and asked him to allow them to search him, but he refused.

Then, Police Sub-Inspector Tanpure asked the accused about what he was doing at that place, and he said that he was consuming charas, a narcotic substance, by stuffing it into a cigarette butt. Then he was asked his name, age, and address, he gave it as detailed 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 (Witness), a half-burnt cigarette-sized piece of hashish in his hand was seized, extinguished, and destroyed on the spot.

Then the accused was medically examined at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Kandivali West, Mumbai Hospital, the medical officer has given a written report confirming that the accused had consumed Charas, a narcotic drug.

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

The Complainant’s statement was recorded in Marathi, on the computer and it was explained to him in his language and he confirmed the veracity of the same.