History-sheeter detained under NDPS Act in Puducherry
The provisions of the PIT NDPS Act was invoked against Marumani alias Manikandan, a resident of G. N. Palayam, Villianur, to prevent him from further engaging in illicit trade of narcotic substances. The invocation of the Act would help the police keep the accused in jail for a year. The detention order was served to the history-sheeter at the Central Prison where he had been lodged in a recent drug peddling case.
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