News:2026-07-16/Enforcement/kharagpur-town-police-seize-about-15-kg-of-ganja-from-a-house-rented-as-a-cloth-business

News record16 July 2026Enforcement

Kharagpur town police seize about 15 kg of ganja from a house rented as a cloth business

The Bengal Post reported that Kharagpur Town police acted on a tip-off and raided a house in the Mathpara area of ward 6 of Kharagpur town, recovering about 15 kg of ganja. Three people were arrested, two of them described in the report as brothers from Bishnupur in Bankura district and one as a resident of Kharagpur town. The report said the house had been rented some months earlier on the stated basis of a cloth business, and that the ganja trade was run from behind it. No value is given and no source of supply is named.

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Date16 Jul 2026

CategoryEnforcement

CountryIndia

State / provinceWest Bengal

District / areaPaschim Medinipur

LocalityKharagpur

AgencyKharagpur Town police station

Coordinates22.33, 87.32

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-07-16 Enforcement Kharagpur town police seize about 15 kg of ganja from a house rented as a cloth business The Bengal Post reported that Kharagpur Town police acted on a tip-off and raided a house in the Mathpara area of ward 6 of Kharagpur town, recovering about 15 kg of ganja. Three people were arrested, two of them described in the report as brothers from Bishnupur in Bankura district and one as a resident of Kharagpur town. The report said the house had been rented some months earlier on the stated basis of a cloth business, and that the ganja trade was run from behind it. No value is given and no source of supply is named. https://thebengalpost.net/police-administration/cannabis-trade-under-the-guise-of-a-clothing-business-in-kharagpur.html India West Bengal Paschim Medinipur Kharagpur 22° 19' 48.00" N, 87° 19' 12.00" E Kharagpur Town police station