Woman held for smuggling ganja worth Rs 11.5 lakh in Hyderabad

The Government Railway Police (GRP) along with the Railway Protection Force (RPF) apprehended a woman on Wednesday, January 17, for smuggling ganja from Odisha to Maharashtra in the train in Secuderabad. A total of 46 kg of ganja worth Rs 11.5 lakh was seized from her possession, police said.

According to reports, the accused, Silpa Naik, 27, is a



resident of Odisha’s Gajapati district. Her accomplice, identified as Rajeev Kumar, remains absconding.

Police said that Silpa, who is a single parent, takes care of her six-year-old son and her elderly parents. After her husband died in 2018, her family faced financial problems. Meanwhile, Rajeev enticed her to start smuggling drugs to make easy money.