Young girl arrested with ‘Ganja’consignment, nabbed by railway police

By Our Correspondent

Agartala, May 10, 2026

The involvement of girls and women in ‘Ganja’(cannabis) peddling has been increasingly coming to the fore . As if to confirm the latest trend , a young Muslim girl was arrested yesterday in the Agartala railway station with a consignment of ‘Ganja’(Cannabis) which she had ben carrying to hand over to her handler in the town.

Sources from Agartala railway station said that Priya Akhatar (19), a resident of Das Para in Bhati Abhay Nagar area of Agartala, had been moving suspiciously with a bag on the space between Government Railway Police (GRP) post and the toilet, while apparently waiting for a train. The sight of the girl loitering restlessly in the area ignited suspicion in the minds of the GRP personnel and they confronted her . After a search operation the GRP personnel found 11 kgs of dry ‘Ganja’(cannabis) in the trolley bag which she had been carrying .

Priya Akhtar was arrested immediately and taken to the GRP station for interrogation. A case under the NDPS act was registered against her and she was later handed over to Amtoli police station for being produced in court . Sources said that the Amtoli police station is likely to press for her police remand from court for interrogation in custody to elicit information regarding the network , as part of which she was working.

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