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

NewsEradication30 July 2025

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

Part of Tripura eradication campaigns (2025)

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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PlaceBathadolaSepahijalaTripuraIndia

Growing regionIndo-Burman Range

Growing areaTripura Hills

AgencyTripura Police

Plants eradicated287,000

Approximate location23.47, 91.28

Quantities as reported by the source.

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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 Indo-Burman Range Tripura Hills Sepahijala (appellation) Bathadola 23° 28' 12.00" N, 91° 16' 48.00" E Tripura Police 287000