Agartala, Nov 7 (PTI) A truck driver and his handyman hailing from Kanpur were sentenced to 12 years in jail by a court in Tripura's Sepahijala district on Thursday for smuggling banned cough syrups.

The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Debasish Kar also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on the duo.

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Acting on a tip-off, police chased a UP-registered lorry coming from Agartala and intercepted it at Bishalgarh bypass in Sepahijala district on June 4 last year.

During a search, 47,984 bottles of banned cough syrups were found in the truck, according to the prosecution.

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The driver, identified as Ankuj Sukla, and handyman Rajendra Singh were arrested, public prosecutor Gautam Giri said.

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