Railway police arrest Bihar man with 11.46 kg of ganja at Kharagpur
Railway police arrested Sanjeev Rai, 42, of Begusarai in Bihar, on platform six at Kharagpur railway station after finding 11.460 kg of suspected ganja in three packets in his bag. A case was registered under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, and police said they would seek 10 days' custody to trace the smuggling network.
🇮🇳 Kharagpur railway station, Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India
Railway police arrested a 42-year-old man during a special checking drive at
Kharagpur railway station.[1]Police identified him as Sanjeev Rai, a resident
of Begusarai in Bihar.[2]On Friday night, officers stopped Rai on suspicion
on platform six and searched his bag in the presence of a government official.[2]The search found 11.460 kg of suspected ganja in three packets inside his
bag.[2]Rai told investigators he had brought the ganja from Cuttack railway
station and planned to take it to Bihar in exchange for money.[2]
Police registered case No. 164/26 at the Kharagpur GRPS police station on 31
October 2026.[2]The case cites Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, India’s drug law.[1]
Police said they would produce Rai in the NDPS court on Saturday and ask for 10
days of police custody to investigate the wider smuggling network.[2]They
said they were also checking who else was involved and how far the ganja supply
and distribution network reached.[2]
Photos and video
Sanjeev Rai seated on the floor beside three wrapped packets of ganja and a backpack, in the photo published with the report of his arrest at Kharagpur station. No credit given.Photo details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
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Cannabis
11.46 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Smuggling
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Taaza TVtaazatv.com11.46 Kg ganja seized at Kharagpur Railway Station, Bihar man arrested in major smuggling bust
Vocal TVvocaltv.inHIखड़गपुर स्टेशन पर 11.460 किलो गांजा के साथ एक व्यक्ति गिरफ्तार
Open questions the AI reported
The report dates the checking to Friday night but gives no clock time; 30 October 2026 is the Friday before the 31 October case registration and publication.
The Hindi report says police would produce Rai in the NDPS court on Saturday; it was published at 12:56 IST that day and does not report what the court decided.
No value was given for the seized ganja.
Both opened accounts reproduce the same Kharagpur GRP press release; no independent eyewitness account was found.
The Hindi account is a Hindusthan Samachar agency copy carried by Vocal TV, and the agency's own page could not be opened.
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