{
  "id": 3791078,
  "title": "Mumbai: Special NDPS Court Sentences 6 Accused To 20 Years In Oshiwara Mephedrone Manufacturing Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/mumbai-special-ndps-court-sentences-6-accused-to-20-years-in-oshiwara",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T18:00:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-special-ndps-court-sentences-6-accused-to-20-years-in-oshiwara-mephedrone-manufacturing-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's special NDPS court sentenced six individuals, including Sajid Electricwala and Bhanudas More alias Bhavesh Patel, to 20 years in prison for manufacturing Mephedrone in Oshiwara in 2015. The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) recovered 150 kg of the drug from the flat, while even 5 grams is considered a commercial quantity. The court rejected a plea for enhanced punishment, noting that the offense affected the public at large. Electricwala, the court stated, was trained in making the drug and threatened prosecution witnesses for intimidation.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, August 27, 2026: The special NDPS court has on Thursday sentenced six accused, including accused Sajid Electricwala and Bhanudas More alias Bhavesh Patel, to 20 years of imprisonment after finding them guilty of running a Mephedrone (MD)-making unit in a flat in Oshiwara in June 2015. The ATS had recovered 150 kg of MD in finished and unfinished form, while even 5 grams of the contraband…",
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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."
}