FYI: India's Drug Policy Explained
Shah Rukh Khan's son's arrest following a raid by the anti-drugs agency on a cruise off the Mumbai coast has sent shockwaves across the country. Aryan Khan and seven others have been arrested for allegedly possessing multiple drugs. Meanwhile, India's biggest drugs haul at the Mundra Port in Gujarat is being ignored. According to the Indian law on drugs, the possession, sale, purchase, and any other commercial activity of any narcotics drugs or psychotropic substance is punishable under Section 20 Of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and the punishment prescribed under the NDPS Act is based on the quantity of drugs seized. It brings our focus on India's drug policy. How different is Indian drugs policy from other countries? Our expert panel on FYI today will decode it for you.
