{
  "id": 10280896,
  "title": "15-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Recruited To Sell Drugs In Govandi, Woman Booked Under NDPS Act",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/15-year-old-boy-allegedly-recruited-to-sell-drugs-in-govandi-woman",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T18:56:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/15-year-old-boy-allegedly-recruited-to-sell-drugs-in-govandi-woman-booked-under-ndps-act"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai police have booked a woman under the NDPS Act for allegedly recruiting a 15-year-old boy to sell drugs in Govandi. According to the FIR, police constable Ashok Khandu Mandlik was patrolling on September 24 when he saw the minor behaving suspiciously near Sant Rohidas Udyan in Dr Zakir Hussain Nagar. The boy allegedly tried to flee when confronted by the police. He admitted to having tablets intended to intoxicate people and stated that a woman in his neighborhood, referred to as 'Bano Khala,' had provided him with the drugs and paid him Rs200. The police recovered 75 Nitrazepam tablets and 55 Alprazolam tablets from the minor, along with cash. They have charged the minor and the woman under various sections of the NDPS Act and the Juvenile Justice Act, stating that the incident involved illegal possession and trafficking of narcotic substances.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: A 15-year-old boy was allegedly used to sell narcotic tablets in Govandi, prompting the Deonar police to book a woman for allegedly involving a minor in drug peddling. According to the FIR, police constable Ashok Khandu Mandlik, attached to the Anti-Drug Squad of Deonar police station, was on patrol on the night of September 24 as part of a drive against narcotics. At around 11.15 pm, the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}