Two Bihar women held with ganja worth Rs 4 Lakh at Agartala Railway Station

By Web Desk, Agartala 09-05-2025 05:52:36 PM 111 views

Two women from Bihar were apprehended in the early hours of Tuesday at Agartala Railway Station while allegedly attempting to smuggle over 22 kg of ganja to Punjab.

In a joint operation, personnel from the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized a total of 22.405 kg of dry cannabis, neatly packed in six packets and concealed inside two pit bags and a trolley bag.

Tapas Das, Officer-in-Charge of GRP Agartala, said the arrested women — Manju Devi (45) of Lakshmisharai district and Rachana Devi (36) of Bhagalpur district — had reportedly used trains from Agartala on multiple occasions to transport narcotics.

“Preliminary investigation suggests the contraband was destined for Punjab, where it could fetch nearly ₹4.5 lakh in the black market,” Das said.

A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the Agartala GRP police station. Further investigation is underway.