Archive · 7 Dec 2025
Housewife, Partner Arrested with Rs 60 Lakh Cannabis
A housewife named Babli Mallik and her business partner Raju Das were caught by the police with a lot of cannabis.
They were trying to escape on a highway with 83 kg of cannabis worth Rs 60 lakh.
The police got a tip and stopped their vehicle.
The cannabis was found in plastic packets inside the vehicle.
Both were arrested and will be in police custody for 10 days.
They are being charged for having and selling illegal drugs.
Babli Mallik and Raju Das were arrested for possessing 83 kg of cannabis worth Rs 60 lakh.
The police intercepted their vehicle on the Saptagram – Tribeni – Kalna- Katwa state highway.
The cannabis was found in 98 plastic packets during a search conducted in the presence of an Executive Magistrate.
Both suspects were charged under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1995.
The Kalna Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court granted 10 days of police remand for further investigation.
- Who
- Babli Mallik (housewife) and Raju Das (business partner)
- What
- Arrested for possessing and trafficking cannabis
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Saptagram – Tribeni – Kalna- Katwa state highway, near Nandai bridge and Parulia Bazar in Purbasthali
- Why
- Police received a tip-off and intercepted the vehicle
- Suspects
- Babli Mallik, Raju Das
- Location
- Saptagram – Tribeni – Kalna- Katwa state highway
- Cannabis Seized
- 83 kg
- Estimated Value
- Rs 60 lakh
- Charges
- Possessing and trafficking narcotics under NDPS Act, 1995
- Police Remand
- 10 days
- Police Stations Involved
- Kalna, Purbasthali