Minister for Local Self-Governments and Excise M.B. Rajesh on Sunday assured strict action against those responsible for unlawful imprisonment of a woman for nearly three months over false drug possession charges.
In a Facebook post, Mr. Rajesh expressed regret for the hardships faced by Chalakudy native Sheela Sunny who spent 72 days in jail for an offence she had not committed. She was imprisoned during a raid in her beauty parlour in February after Excise officials seized a bag that they alleged contained synthetic drugs. A laboratory test conducted later disproved the theory, putting the Excise department on the defensive.
Mr. Rajesh also vowed to prevent such goof-ups that inconvenienced law-abiding citizens in future.
