Mangalore: Drugging of Girl - Former Mayor's Son Surrenders
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Jan 16: Araf, son former city mayor Ashraf, has surrendered in a court, sources said. Araf was wanted by the police in connection with a complaint of drug abuse.
In a complaint filed with the police during August last, a person named Arjun had alleged that Araf had lured his daughter, a student, into drug addiction and had planned to pack her off to Mumbai from here.
File pic of former mayor Ashraf clarifying the drug abuse issue involving his son Araf
Ashraf had later met the city commissioner and dismissed this allegation. The girl student in question recovered after having been put through de-addiction process in a hospital for about two months.
Araf is stated to be pursuing college education in Mumbai. The police were tracking him. It is now learnt that he has surrendered in a court and that he has been booked under Drugs Trafficking Act.
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