By Agartala Correspondent | Tripura 24.in
AGARTALA | May 19, 2026
AGARTALA: Making significant progress in the high-profile multi-crore financial fraud case that has sent shockwaves through the state’s law enforcement apparatus, the West Agartala Police have officially arrested two more women suspects from the Dhalai district. The arrested individuals have been identified as Sanjana Debbarma, the wife of a suspended police constable, and Nandurani Debbarma, who is professionally employed as an optometrist (eye specialist) in the State Health Department.
Following their transit from Dhalai, both women were subjected to initial interrogation and are being produced before the local judicial magistrate’s court in Agartala today, with police seeking police remand for further investigations.
The Genesis: A Viral Cash Video
The sensational case came to light over the weekend after a mobile phone video clip spread like wildfire across social media platforms. The footage purportedly showed bundles of currency notes in denominations of ₹100, ₹500, and old ₹2,000 notes scattered across the floor of a house in Bhatkhowri village under the Salema Police Station limits in Dhalai district.
Taking immediate cognizance of the viral video, Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Dhankar ordered a high-level crackdown. A series of coordinated raids were subsequently executed, targeting an alleged interstate illegal money circulation, underground high-interest lending, and chit-fund style scam network operating under the scanner of an estimated ₹5 crore financial irregularity.
Profile of the Accused & Administrative Actions
The unfolding investigation has exposed a deep nexus involving government employees and law enforcement personnel:
- Nandurani Debbarma: Initially identified as the individual linked to the residence where the cash display took place, she is an optometric assistant with the Health Department. Her interrogation led investigators straight to her close associates.
- Sanjana Debbarma: The wife of a police constable who was immediately placed under suspension by the police headquarters as soon as the underground network was blown open.
- Prior Arrests: The West Agartala Police, under Officer-in-Charge (OC) Rana Chatterjee, along with Salema Police, had earlier detained a police couple—East Agartala Women Police Station Constable Menaka Debbarma and her husband, TSR 14th Battalion Jawan Ajit Debbarma—in connection with the widening multi-crore grid.
Deepening Probe into Organized Racket
Confirming the court production, West Agartala Police Station OC Rana Chatterjee stated that two separate regular cases have been registered—one at the Salema Police Station in Dhalai and another at the West Agartala Police Station—to legally process the multi-layered financial crimes.
”We have formally brought Sanjana Debbarma and Nandurani Debbarma into our custody from Dhalai. They are being produced before the honorable court today. Preliminary findings strongly indicate that the accused were running a highly organized network, luring innocent citizens to deposit money by promising unusually massive financial returns. We are praying for strict police remand to trace the ultimate trail of the funds and to identify the bigger kingpins operating behind the scenes,” OC Rana Chatterjee briefed reporters.
Suspected Links to Contraband Financing
Senior police brass, including IGP (Law and Order) Manchak Ipper and northern range officers, are closely monitoring the case files. Investigators suspect that the massive pile of accumulated cash might not just be a localized illegal kitty circuit, but could potentially be tied to broader cross-border contraband smuggling and drug-trafficking networks utilizing official channels as camouflage.
Further updates on whether the court grants police custody are awaited as the legal proceedings commence at the district court complex this afternoon.
