Salil Chaturvedi
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Salil Chaturvedi is a director of India based apparel brand Provogue
and a former sailing champion, having represented India in international sailing championships.
case of January 2005, despite protestations of innocence. Eventually, with clearer evidence, the police arrested him and subsequent to the arrest, discovered 3 grams of cocaine
in his home. After a long court battle, and 39 days in prison, Salil's innocence was finally proclaimed by the special N.D.P.S act (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act), 1985, court by the A. T. Amlekar, special N. D. P. S. judge, on April 3, 2009.
In that judgment, the judge Amlekar delivered a scathing indictment of the irregularities and the way the police had "lost sight of basic concept of Law". Two policemen are under the scanner for their involvement in fudging records and planting cocaine at Chaturvedi's Mumbai
house. In a veritable litany of irregularities, widely reported in the Indian press
, the judge pointed out that the conclusion that Chaturvedi was falsely implicated in the scandal was inescapable.
Provogue
Provogue is a Mumbai based Indian company incorporated on November 11, 1997 as Acme Clothing Private Limited. The brand Provogue was launched in March 1998 and is currently one of the biggest retail apparel brands in India based in based Mumbai...
and a former sailing champion, having represented India in international sailing championships.
Allegation of drug trade
Salil was arrested on August 1, 2005 in a drugs supplyIllegal drug trade
The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.A UN report said the...
case of January 2005, despite protestations of innocence. Eventually, with clearer evidence, the police arrested him and subsequent to the arrest, discovered 3 grams of cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
in his home. After a long court battle, and 39 days in prison, Salil's innocence was finally proclaimed by the special N.D.P.S act (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act), 1985, court by the A. T. Amlekar, special N. D. P. S. judge, on April 3, 2009.
In that judgment, the judge Amlekar delivered a scathing indictment of the irregularities and the way the police had "lost sight of basic concept of Law". Two policemen are under the scanner for their involvement in fudging records and planting cocaine at Chaturvedi's Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
house. In a veritable litany of irregularities, widely reported in the Indian press
Indian press
Indian print media is one of the largest print media in the world. The history of it started in 1780, with the publication of the Bengal Gazette from Calcutta.-History:...
, the judge pointed out that the conclusion that Chaturvedi was falsely implicated in the scandal was inescapable.