Convict hurls sandal at judge in Jamnagar

Angered by a judgment, a person convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), hurled a sandal at the judge of a court in Jamnagar on Saturday, police said.

According to police sources, additional sessions Judge BA Gadhvi found 24-year-old Sushant Sareshwar Sahu guilty under the NDPS Act and sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment and fined him Rs2 lakh.

“After hearing the judgment, the convict lost his mental calm and flung a sandal at the judge, which didn't hit him,” a police constable present in the court said. However, Judge Gadhvi did not press any charges against the youth. “I understand his feelings and mental condition. I would like to maintain decorum of the court and would not like to press any charges against him,” he said.

Police have taken Sahu in custody and sent him to prison. Sahu was arrested in April 2009 with 13.150 kg of opium in his possession. “He was arrested following a trap laid for him at Dared GIDC in Jamnagar while trying to deliver the opium to his local customers. He is a resident of Odisha and does not have any local contacts,” police sources said.