News:2025-07-30/Enforcement/sonamura-police-destroys-2-87-lakh-ganja-plants-on-11-plots-at-bathadola-bijoy-nagar

News record30 July 2025EradicationTripura eradication campaigns (2025)

Sonamura Police destroys 2.87 lakh ganja plants on 11 plots at Bathadola, Bijoy Nagar

On Wednesday 30 July 2025, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation with the Border Security Force destroyed approximately 287,000 cannabis plants across 11 Forest Department plots at Bathadola and Bijoy Nagar in Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. The operation was led by Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tapas Das. No arrests were made as no individual claimed ownership of the plantations. An investigation to identify the cultivators on the encroached Forest Department land was reported as ongoing.

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Date30 Jul 2025

CategoryEradication

Part ofTripura eradication campaigns (2025)

CountryIndia

State / provinceTripura

District / areaSepahijala

LocalityBathadola

Coordinates23.47, 91.28

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2025-07-30 Eradication Sonamura Police destroys 2.87 lakh ganja plants on 11 plots at Bathadola, Bijoy Nagar On Wednesday 30 July 2025, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation with the Border Security Force destroyed approximately 287,000 cannabis plants across 11 Forest Department plots at Bathadola and Bijoy Nagar in Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. The operation was led by Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tapas Das. No arrests were made as no individual claimed ownership of the plantations. An investigation to identify the cultivators on the encroached Forest Department land was reported as ongoing. https://www.indiatodayne.in/tripura/story/tripura-police-bsf-destroy-2-87-lakh-ganja-plants-sepahijala-1253202-2025-07-30 Tripura eradication campaigns (2025) India Tripura Sepahijala Bathadola 23° 28' 12.00" N, 91° 16' 48.00" E Tripura Police 287000