AHMEDABAD: A special NIA court here refused temporary bail to a man accused in a 500-kg heroin smuggling case. He had sought 30-day release to convince his wife not to seek divorce, reports Saeed Khan. Gujarat ATS had arrested Manzoor Ahmed Mir from J&K in Oct 2018 in connection with the seizure of 500 kg heroin, which was allegedly smuggled into India from Pakistan via the sea route. The consignment was delivered to an Indian vessel named Nagani Mustufa in Indian maritime waters. Mir’s application read, “As the applicant is not able to maintain his wife, due to grudge, his wife filed a divorce petition, and the applicant wants to convince his wife not to take divorce from him.” He stated he had nothing to do with the contraband consignment and was only a trader dealing in fruits, vegetables, carpets and shawls. The court suggested Mir can contest the divorce petition through video-conference or through his mother, maternal uncle, or his sisters.