Accused Ashish Sharma from Baghpat district was working from home at the village for a software company based in Chennai, a police statement said
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A 26-year-old computer engineer from Uttar Pradesh was arrested in the South Goa beach village of Palolem on the charge of possessing marijuana valued at Rs 12,000, police said on Friday.
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Accused Ashish Sharma from Baghpat district was 'working from home' at the village for a software company based in Chennai, a police statement said.
A Canacona police station team raided his premises and seized 60 gm marijuana from his possession. Sharma was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
"The accused works in a software company in Chennai. He is in Goa since March 1, 2020. Due to the lockdown, he was working online as per the company directive," the statement added.
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