Woman held after 996 g of ganja found in Mallarpur shop, Birbhum
Mallarpur police raided the Radharani Store at Amba Mor in Birbhum district, West Bengal, on the morning of 5 November 2026 and found 996 grams of ganja. They arrested Jhunu Mal, a local woman, booked her under the NDPS Act and produced her in the Rampurhat subdivisional court the same day.
🇮🇳 Radharani Store, Amba Mor, Mallarpur, Mayureswar I block, Rampurhat subdivision, Birbhum district, West Bengal · India
Mallarpur police arrested a woman after finding 996 grams of ganja in a shop in
Birbhum district, West Bengal, on the morning of Thursday 5 November 2026.[1]The woman was identified as Jhunu Mal, and the report says she lives in the same
area.[1]Officers searched the Radharani Store on a tip-off at about 9:35 a.m.[1]
Mallarpur police station registered a first information report under the
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.[1]The arrested woman
was produced in the Rampurhat subdivisional court the same day.[1]Police said
they were investigating who else was involved in the ganja trade and where the
drug supply came from.[1]
The raid was carried out under Birbhum district’s campaign against narcotics.[1]
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Police officers stand by a shop during a raid, captioned "छापेमारी करती पुलिस" in Prabhat Khabar's report. The caption and credit identify officers on a raid but not this shop. Photo: Prabhat Khabar NetworkPhoto details
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Arrested 1Charged 1Plants destroyed 105Cannabis 82.55 kg
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