Tripura Railway Police arrested Anup Sukla Baidya, 25, on platform no. 1 of Agartala Railway Station at about 10 am on 29 October 2026.[1] The operation by the Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force followed specific information, police said.[1] Baidya was sitting on a bench in front of the parking area, between the Railway Protection Force post and the pay-and-use toilet.[1] A search of his trolley bag found 17.155 kg of suspected cannabis.[2] Baidya is from Shrigauri in the Badarpur police station area of Karimganj district, Assam, now named Sribhumi.[1] A case was registered at Agartala Government Railway Police Station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.[2]

Police estimated the destination black-market value of the seized cannabis at about ₹8 lakh.[1] Inspector Raju Bhowmik, officer in charge of Agartala Railway Police Station, said the seizure was made on platform no. 1 and that one person had been arrested, and said the investigation was continuing.[3] Officers were investigating where the cannabis came from, where it was to be taken and whether a trafficking network was involved.[3]