MBBS Intern Doctor, Medical Student arrested for selling Ganja (Marijuana) at JIPMER

Puducherry: Another Marijuana peddling case has come to light from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER). This time three persons have been caught comprising an intern doctor, a medical student and a former medical student from the institute in connection with the case. 

All three accused were found to be engaged in an illegal drug peddling case that involved selling marijuana to students, juveniles and the public. They were caught red-handed after the police discovered 300 grams from the former medical student's house. 

Therefore, they were arrested after a case was registered under section 8 (c) of the NDPS Act. The Act states that it is unlawful for anyone to cultivate any coca plant or gather any Portion of the coca plant, or cultivate the opium poppy or any cannabis plant or produce, manufacture, possess, sell, purchase, transport, warehouse, use, consume, import inter-State, export inter-State, import into India, export from India or tranship any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance.

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According to TOI news report, The accused have been identified as a 26-year-old intern doctor from Haryana who was staying at Indira Nagar in the town, a 23-year-old fifth-year medical student from New Delhi staying in the institute's hostel and a 35-year-old former student from Madya Pradesh, staying at Thilaspet.

The incident came to light after a raid was conducted at the former student's house in Thilaspet. The police action came following a tip-off that the former student was stocking and selling marijuana. 

Digging deep into the matter, the police also discovered that the other two accused were responsible for possessing and selling marijuana to the other students, juveniles and the public.

Furthermore, the marijuana stock that was found by the police in the former student's house has been seized. They are currently in judicial custody and an investigation into the case is underway.

Medical Dialogues team had previously reported a similar incident where a doctor attached to the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) was arrested among three others for supplying Ketamine injection used for Anesthesia during surgery in exchange for Ganja.

The doctor not only used Ganja but also supplied it to other doctors in JIPMER. On Thursday, all the accused including the JIPMER doctor were arrested by the police on charges of selling Ganja and drugs.

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