2 held for drugging passenger

Morung Express News Dimapur | April 10   Two men were arrested at the Dimapur railway station on April 9 for drugging a passenger allegedly with the intent to rob. The duo, identified as Krishna Gupta (54) and Mahadev Goud (27), was apprehended by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel at the platform around 7:30 pm.   ASI AK Nath, RPF, who made the arrest, said that the duo was “apprehended red handed offering tea laced with drug to one passenger who drank the tea and fell unconscious.” The unidentified victim was admitted to the District Hospital.   Frisking of the duo resulted in the confiscation of a stash of suspected Ativan (Lorazepam) pills, a psychotropic medication prescribed for treating anxiety disorders. A medical syringe was also among the pills (179 in number) recovered, which was reportedly used to spike tea to be offered to unsuspecting rail passengers, ASI Nath said. They were handed over to the Government Railway Police Station, where a case was registered.   ASI Nath further informed that Gupta has an earlier police record registered against him. He was arrested at Dibrugarh by the RPF in January 2014 under similar circumstances and a case registered at the Gabhrupathar Police Station.



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