Three Women Arrested with 23.77 Kg Suspected Ganja at Agartala Railway Station
Three women were arrested with 23.770 kg of suspected ganja, estimated to be worth approximately ₹11 lakh in the black market, at Agartala Railway Station on Tuesday.
Three women were arrested with 23.770 kg of suspected ganja, estimated to be worth approximately ₹11 lakh in the black market, at Agartala Railway Station on Tuesday.
According to police sources, the arrests were made at around 11 am on November 3, 2026, by SI Pankaj Biswas and other personnel of Agartala Government Railway Police Station (GRPS). The operation was conducted on Platform No. 1, near the parking area between the Railway Protection Force (RPF) post and the Pay & Use toilet.
The arrested women have been identified as Mamta Devi (25), wife of Shraban Mandal, and Sampi Kumari (19), daughter of late Siyacharan Mandal, both residents of Chakla Tola, Ward No. 14, under Mahua Bazar Police Station in Sharsha district of Bihar; and Meera Rai (34), daughter of Ranjan Kuwar, a resident of Thaikhu, Block No. 03, under Sub-Urban Police Station in Dimapur district of Nagaland.
During the operation, police recovered a total of 23.770 kg of suspected ganja from the three women's respective backpacks (pitthu bags). The seized contraband was estimated to have a black-market value of around ₹11 lakh.
The suspected narcotic substance was subsequently seized, and all three women were arrested in connection with Agartala GRPS Case No. 2026GRP078. The case has been registered under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.