Four Tripura Police personnel were arrested by the Crime Branch in connection with a Phensedyl seizure tampering case, sources said. All four accused, including Inspector Ajit Debbarma, SI Rajendra Reang, WSI Sampa Das and ASI Sachindra Debbarma, were produced before the Khowai District Court on Monday. The Crime Branch has sought five days police remand from the court for further investigation. The investigation of the case is being led by Crime Branch DSP Pousadhan Rupini, assisted by Inspector Raghulal. According to police, during a mobile patrol on May 20, police personnel intercepted a white Eeco vehicle and recovered codeine-based Eskuf cough syrup.
Subsequent CCTV review allegedly revealed that around 245 bottles of the seized cough syrup were removed from the GD Room before formal seizure and recordation. The case has been registered at Teliamura Police Station as Case No. 025/2026 under Sections 305, 306, 316(5), and 61 of the BNS, along with Section 21(c) of the NDPS Act. Speaking on the incident, Justin Joseph, Additional Superintendent of Police of Khowai district, said that Teliamura Police had earlier seized narcotic substances during an anti-drug operation. Allegations later surfaced that the four accused police personnel had illegally sold a portion of the seized narcotics in the open market. Following a preliminary inquiry into the allegations, legal action was initiated against the accused police personnel.
