November 14, 2026

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Tripura Railway Police Seizes 05.525  Kg Of Cannabis Worth ₹5 Lakh With 1 Drug Peddler In Agartala Railway Station.

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Agartala, Tripura, 13th of November 2026 : On specific information of the Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway Protection Force (RPF) secret operation was launched in Agartala Railway Station on Friday (13th of November, 2026). According to the sources, RPF & GRP, arrested one (1) drug peddler from Agartala Railway Station and seized total of 05.525  Kg Cannabis (Ganja).

According to sources, Tripura Railway Police on 13th November, 2026 at about 0900 hrs, SI Biswajit Das, along with other staff of Agartala GRPS, apprehended one person, namely Niraj Kumar (19),S/o-Lt.Mahendra Yadav of Kumarditola ,Malahbigha ,PS-Makhdumpur,Dist-Jehanabad ,Bihar, at Agartala Railway Station, Platform No. 01, on a sitting bench situated in front of the parking area, between the RPF Post, Agartala, and the Pay & Use Toilet.

During the operation, a total of 05.525 kg of suspected contraband narcotic substance, suspected to be Ganja, was recovered from a pithu bage in his possession.

The estimated black-market value of the seized substance is approximately ₹2.5 Lakh/- (Rupees two  Lakh Fifty Thousend only).

Accordingly Railway Police have arrested him and seized the contraband Ganja and the accused was arrested in connection with Agartala GRPS Case No. 2026GRP080, registered under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B)/29 of NDPS Act, 1985.

Interacted with media Inspector Raju Bhowmik, Officer in Charge Agartala Railway Police Station gave details about this matter. OC also stated that such operations against illegal contrabands would continue next day.