News:2025-12-29/Eradication/sonamura-police-destroys-3-2-lakh-ganja-plants-on-65-acres-at-khedabari-anandapur-ghatigarh

NewsEradication29 December 2025

Sonamura Police destroys 3.2 lakh ganja plants on 65 acres at Khedabari, Anandapur, Ghatigarh

Part of Tripura eradication campaigns (2025)

On Monday 29 December 2025, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed approximately 320,000 mature cannabis plants across 35 plots in the Khedabari, Anandapur and Ghatigarh forest areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, covering around 65 acres. The operation began at 7:45 am. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹6.4 crore. Personnel from Sonamura Police Station, the 81 and 49 Battalions BSF, the 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th Battalions of the Tripura State Rifles, the 14th Battalion Women TSR and the Sonamura sub-division forest teams participated. The operation was led by Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Inspector Tapas Das.

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PlaceKhedabariSepahijalaTripuraIndia

Growing regionIndo-Burman Range

Growing areaTripura Hills

AgencyTripura Police

Plants eradicated320,000

Hectares26.3

Approximate location23.50, 91.27

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2025-12-29 Eradication Sonamura Police destroys 3.2 lakh ganja plants on 65 acres at Khedabari, Anandapur, Ghatigarh On Monday 29 December 2025, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed approximately 320,000 mature cannabis plants across 35 plots in the Khedabari, Anandapur and Ghatigarh forest areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, covering around 65 acres. The operation began at 7:45 am. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹6.4 crore. Personnel from Sonamura Police Station, the 81 and 49 Battalions BSF, the 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th Battalions of the Tripura State Rifles, the 14th Battalion Women TSR and the Sonamura sub-division forest teams participated. The operation was led by Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Inspector Tapas Das. https://www.tripurastarnews.com/destroyed-35-plots-eliminating-nearly-3-2-lakh-ganja-plants-massive-anti-drug-drive-by-sepahijala-district-police/ Tripura eradication campaigns (2025) India Tripura Sepahijala Indo-Burman Range Tripura Hills Sepahijala (appellation) Khedabari 23° 30' 0.00" N, 91° 16' 12.00" E Tripura Police 320000 26.3