Tripura railway personnel apprehend two Bihar women with cannabis worth Rs 4 lakh

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Description: Two women from Bihar were caught smuggling cannabis at Agartala Railway Station. The contraband was intended for sale in Punjab's black market.

Tanmoy Chakraborty

May 06, 2025,
Updated May 06, 2025, 8:10 AM IST

Tripura's Government Railway Police (GRP) and the Railway Protection Force (RPF), launched a joint operation on May 6 early morning, apprehending two Bihar women from Agartala Railway Station for attempting to smuggle a large quantity of ganja to Punjab.

According to Tapas Das, Officer-in-Charge of GRP Agartala, the accused were caught with 22.405 kg of dry ganja packed in six packets concealed inside two pit bags and a trolley bag.

The duo had allegedly boarded trains from Agartala multiple times to transport narcotics.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Manju Devi (45) a resident of Lakshmisharai district and Rachana Devi (36) a resident of Bhagalpur district of Bihar.

"Preliminary investigation suggests that the contraband was meant for distribution in Punjab, where it could fetch around Rs 4.5 lakh in the black market. A case has been registered at the Agartala GRP police station under relevant sections of the NDPS Act", he added.