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Convicted ganja peddler escapes from Madurai court premises

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Convicted ganja peddler escapes from Madurai court premises

Madurai A ganja peddler, Raja of Sirumalai in Dindigul district, on Thursday escaped from the court premises in Madurai, minutes after the special court pronounced judgement convicting him in a 2024 NDPS Act case. A manhunt has been launched in the city to apprehend the fleeing convict.

Police said Judge of the First Additional Special Court for NDPS Act Cases G. Sudhagar convicted Raja, along with a few other accused, in connection with illegal trafficking of ganja reported in Dindigul in May 2024.

However, Raja, who was seated on the court premises, gave a slip to the police at around 4.30 p.m.