BJP MP's Son Among Three Held For Possessing Drugs In Madhya Pradesh

The accused were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further investigation into the case was on.

Outlook Web Bureau

Updated on: 14 March 2019 10:28 am

A BJP MP's 21-year-old son and two others were arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla for allegedly possessing smack.

Raja Uike, son of the Rajya Sabha member Sampatiya Uike, was arrested along with Abhishek Lakda (22) and Shahrukh Khan (26) on Tuesday night at Devdara locality in the city, he added.

"We seized 41 sachets containing smack from their possession," district superintendent of police R S S Parihar told reporters.

While 17 sachets were seized from Uike, 14 were recovered from Lakda and the rest from Khan, he added.

The accused were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further investigation into the case was on, he added.

Sampatiya Uike, a tribal leader, was elected to the Upper House of the Parliament unopposed in July 2017. She was earlier district panchayat president in Mandla.

(PTI)