On May 18, 2024, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) apprehended a suspected drug peddler with 50 grams of heroin near Kuretha railway station in Katihar, Bihar. The suspect, identified as Mohammad Insan, was traveling on a passenger train from Malda Town to Katihar. The seized heroin is estimated to be worth...
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around ₹2 lakh in the international market. The RPF received a tip that a drug peddler was traveling on a train from West Bengal to Katihar. A team was formed to investigate the tip, and they apprehended Insan. In addition to the heroin, the RPF also seized two mobile phones, a driving license, a voter ID card, 10 tablets, a UPI GPay card, a pan card, a railway ticket from Malda Court to Katihar, and approximately ₹2900 in cash from Insan. After a medical examination, Insan was sent to judicial custody.