Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
An ambulance meant to rush critically ill patients to hospital was being used for an entirely different purpose in Uttarakhand. In a shocking case from Pauri district, police seized 90 kilograms of illegal cannabis worth an estimated Rs 45 lakh from an Eeco ambulance and arrested its driver.
The incident came to light during a vehicle-checking operation in the Srinagar area on Sunday morning. Police stopped an Eeco ambulance which from the outside, appeared to be an ordinary ambulance. But the police suspected something was amiss and searched the vehicle.
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What they found inside left the police stunned.
Nine sacks were recovered from the ambulance. When the sacks were opened, they were found packed with illegal cannabis. The total quantity was measured at 90 kilograms, with an estimated market value of around Rs 45 lakh.
Police arrested the driver, identified as 45-year-old Ravindra Singh Bisht, a resident of Chauras under Kirtinagar police station in Tehri Garhwal.
During interrogation, Bisht allegedly told police that he worked as an ambulance driver in Srikot. According to police, he had purchased the cannabis from the Rudraprayag area and planned to sell it at a higher price in Srinagar.
The case has raised serious questions about the misuse of an emergency vehicle. An ambulance, normally associated with saving lives and transporting patients to hospitals, was being used to move a huge consignment of narcotics while potentially helping the accused avoid suspicion.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
