Siliguri, 17th December: Acting on a tip-off, officers and men of SOG and NJP Police station arrested three people at Kamrangaguri overbridge under NJP Police Station. The arrested accused have been identified as Saniur Seikh (28) of Kaliachak,Malda, Ayesha Begam (38) of Islampur, and Menoka Khatun (21) of Biswas Colony, Matigara Rail Gate.
700 grams of brown sugar valued at Rs 01 Crore 40 Lakhs (approx) was recovered from their joint possession which has been seized under proper seizure memo.
All the three accused persons have been arrested and taken into custody. They are active members of a Drug Cartel involved in the illegal supply and sale of contraband drugs to the users in and around Siliguri.
A case under the relevant sections of the NDPS Act is being initiated at NJP Police station.