Two security personnel were injured and two police vehicles were vandalized in the clash

An anti-narcotics crackdown turned violent in Tripura’s Khowai district on Thursday after security forces came under attack from local women during a joint operation to destroy cannabis plantations in the Baijalbari police station area.

Two security personnel were injured and two police vehicles were vandalized in the clash as police resorted to fire tear gas shells to disperse the mob.

Baijalbari and nearby areas have been witnessing widespread illegal cultivation of cannabis, prompting multiple operations by police in recent months.

Acting on a secret tip-off, officials of the Forest Department, assisted by police and BSF personnel, launched a raid at Melkabari, where cannabis was reportedly bein

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