KOCHI: In the fake drug case that trapped beauty parlor owner Sheela Sunny of Chalakudy, the person who passed on the information will be arrested and charged. Passing false information and causing the arrest of innocent people by concealing intoxicants are similar offenses to drug possession.

The Excise Crime Branch is trying hard to trace the unidentified man. Excise Inspector K Satish, who is under suspension, explained that the person who introduced himself as Satish called him through WhatsApp and passed on the information. The mobile phone from which the call was made has been taken into custody by the investigation team.

With the help of a cyber cell, the number and the person's information will be collected and then the accused list will be updated by adding his name.

When called to the Excise Crime Branch headquarters in Kochi yesterday, Satish gave a vague reply. The relative working in Bengaluru who is suspected of putting fake LSD in Sheela's bag is on the run and his phone is switched off. Infighting within the excise is also under suspicion. The possibility of entrapment of the investigating officer is examined. The matter will be clarified only when the person who passed the information and his relative is found. Sheela spent 72 days in jail. It was clear from the chemical test last day that the seized material was not intoxicating.

Sheela will be exempted from the charge

The Excise Crime Branch filed a report in the Thrissur Sessions Court demanding that Sheela Sunny be dropped as an accused in the LSD case. Minister MB Rajesh had also said yesterday that he will inform the court that Sheela Sunny is innocent.

No chemical presence detected

LSD stamps are made by spraying a special acid on non-absorbent papers. This acid dissolves easily in air and is therefore kept in a separate container. If LSD is seized, an excise application is filed in court to release it for chemical testing on the same day. In the Sheela case, even sophisticated chemical tests failed to detect the presence of the chemical in the seized paper.