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<p data-start="80" data-end="333"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">In a startling case out of Rajasthan, a popular social media influencer has been arrested for drug trafficking. Bhanwari Devi (32), known as &lsquo;Bhavika&rsquo; on Instagram where she has over 86,000 followers, was caught carrying MDMA while traveling to Gujarat.</span></p>
<p data-start="335" data-end="683"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">She was intercepted by Sanchore police at Chitalwana, Jalore district, while on board a state transport bus. Officers acting on a tip-off recovered two packets containing 152 grams of MDMA from her bag. According to police, she was on her way to deliver the consignment to Unjha and Mehsana in Gujarat and was allegedly paid Rs 10,000 per delivery.</span></p>
<p data-start="685" data-end="908"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Chitalwana Police Station SHO Baldevram confirmed that Bhanwari Devi hails from Vankalpura village in Barmer&rsquo;s Mahabar area. The drug consignment was reportedly handed over to her by a known local drug dealer, Chanani Devi.</span></p>
<p data-start="910" data-end="1178"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bhanwari had started her journey from Jaisalmer and boarded the bus from Barmer Bus Stand around noon on Sunday. Authorities received a tip-off in time to alert checkpoints, and the Chitalwana police managed to intercept the bus before she could reach her destination.</span></p>
<p data-start="1180" data-end="1305"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sources say that after being caught, she made several calls to friends and relatives, but no one stepped forward to help her.</span></p>
<p data-start="1307" data-end="1466" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The incident has sparked widespread shock across Rajasthan, especially in the Barmer district, where Bhanwari was considered a rising social media personality.</span><br><br><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">[Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by the Benefit News editorial team and is published directly from the IANS news feed]</span></p>
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Rajasthan Influencer Held for Drug Trafficking

Instagram star Bhanwari Devi caught with MDMA while en route to Gujarat, arrested by Chitalwana police

Rajasthan Influencer Held for Drug Trafficking

Instagram star Bhanwari Devi caught with MDMA while en route to Gujarat, arrested by Chitalwana police

July 14, 2025 | 18:45 IST