Two Charged for Framing Beauty Parlour Owner in Drug Case

Fast Summary

• A chargesheet was filed on Saturday against two individuals, Livia Jose and Narayana Das, for allegedly falsely implicating a beauty parlour owner, Sheela Sunny, in a drug case.
• The incident took place in Thrissur district; the chargesheet was submitted to the District sessions Court.
• Police stated that Livia,sister of Sheela’s daughter-in-law,conspired with her friend Narayana due to a dispute between Sheela and her daughter-in-law.
• In March 2023, the duo reportedly procured 12 fake LSD stamps from Bengaluru and planted them in Sheela’s bag.Narayana afterward informed Excise officials who arrested Sheela with the drugs.
• Sheela spent 72 days jailed but was exonerated by the Excise department after chemical tests revealed the LSD stamps were fake.
• Following investigations last year, police arrested Livia and Narayana; both had gone abroad after sheela’s release from custody. Recently, Kerala High court granted bail to Livia after over two months of incarceration.

Indian Opinion Analysis
The case highlights several critical aspects of legal enforcement concerning drug offenses and false accusations under India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances (NDPS) act. The prolonged imprisonment of an innocent person underscores potential gaps in pre-trial procedures or verification processes when arrests are made based on preliminary evidence. Similarly troubling is how interpersonal disputes can escalate into malicious actions leveraging sensationalized accusations involving narcotics – an issue demanding caution from authorities in discerning genuine cases vs false implications.

For India at large, while robust measures under laws like NDPS are integral for tackling drug-related crimes effectively, this instance reinforces calls for greater procedural rigor before detaining accused persons – ensuring evidence validity before custodial penalties impact lives irreversibly.

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