In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Karnataka Railway Police apprehended two inter-state peddlers at Yelahanka railway station in Bengaluru on January 17, 2026.
Acting on specific intelligence, a special police squad conducted a check as Train No. 18463 Prashanti Express arrived. Two passengers, later identified as Bichitrananda Patta (33), a woodcutter, and Chaitanya Jhankar (25), both residents of Odisha’s Kandhamal district, were found carrying suspicious luggage.
Police recovered 26.12 kilograms of ganja along with two mobile phones from their possession. The seized contraband is estimated to be worth Rs 13.36 lakh in the illegal market.
The Bengaluru Rural Railway Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the NDPS Act. The accused have been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway to trace the source of the drugs and identify the intended recipients in Bengaluru.
Authorities emphasised that similar inspections will continue at major railway stations to curb the movement of illegal drugs and prevent their spread across the city.
