Berhampore police detained two men at Nishadbag on the Berhampore–Domkal road and seized 24 kg of ganja from them. Police identified the men as residents of Cooch Behar and Nowda, said the consignment was suspected to have come from Siliguri, and said the pair would be produced in court.
On Thursday night, Berhampore police intercepted two men travelling on the
Berhampore–Domkal state road at Nishadbag in Berhampore and took both men into
custody.[1]Police identified the detained men as Swapan Barman, a resident of
Cooch Behar, and Rabiul Sheikh, a resident of Madhupur in the Nowda area.[1]Police said the two men would be produced before the court on the same day the
seizure was reported.[1]
Officers searching the pair recovered a total of 24 kg of ganja from their
possession during the overnight operation.[1]Berhampore police station police
carried out the Thursday-night action that yielded the 24 kgconsignment and the
two detentions.[2]
The interception point sits on the state road linking Berhampore with Domkal,
the route the two men were using when caught.[1]Police said their preliminary
assessment was that the seized ganja had come from Siliguri and was being
transported onward to Nowda.[1]That single Thursday-night interception
produced both the 24 kg recovery and the two detentions.[2]
Photos and video
Photo published with the Bartaman Patrika report on Berhampore police's overnight recovery of 24 kg of ganja.Photo details
The exact calendar date is inferred: both reports describe a Thursday-night action and were published on 23 May 2025, pointing to the night of 22 May, but neither states the operation date directly.
Bengali names and places are transliterated, so spellings such as Nowda, Berhampore and Barman may vary.
The opened reports give no vehicle details, interception method, charges, estimated value, or later court outcome.
The Bartaman Patrika capture exposes only the headline, date and photo, so the interception details come from the second report.
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