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Rajasthan ANTF Arrests Notorious Drug Smuggler Sohanlal Bishnoi After 6 Years on the Run
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News18•10-10-2026, 16:57
Rajasthan ANTF Arrests Notorious Drug Smuggler Sohanlal Bishnoi After 6 Years on the Run
- •The Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Sohanlal Bishnoi, carrying a bounty of Rs 75,000, from Raxaul near the India-Nepal border in Bihar.
- •The accused was on the run for six years and featured in Rajasthan's top most Narco-25 list under Operation Vishnahas.
- •Sohanlal Bishnoi, a resident of Balotra, initially engaged in liquor smuggling before shifting to the Doda-chura poppy husk trade across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab.
- •ANTF has successfully arrested 103 major drug smugglers so far as part of its ongoing statewide crackdown.
Key Questions Answered
Sohanlal Bishnoi is a drug smuggler from Balotra, Rajasthan, who had been on the run for six years and carried a cash reward of Rs 75,000 on his head before being captured.
He was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) from Raxaul in Bihar, located near the India-Nepal border, under an initiative called 'Operation Vishnahas'.
Sohanlal Bishnoi was initially involved in illegal liquor smuggling before transitioning into the Doda-chura (poppy husk) business, operating across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab.
