1 held with 10,000 litres of lahan

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, December 26

The Patti police conducted a raid at the residence of a policeman on the Sarhali road here and seized 10,000 litres of lahan and apparatus used for the distillation of liquids. SSP Dhruman H Nimbale in a press release said that a police party led by DSP Kuljnder Singh seized two working stills, 10,000 litres of lahan , 50 bottles of illicit liquor, four LPG cylinders, four drums and other apparatus used for the distillation of illicit liquor. The SSP said the arrested accused had been identified as Jasbir Singh Jassa of Dubli. The accused was doing the illegal act at the resident of Balbir Singh Beera of the Dubli village, who is working in the police department at Amritsar. Accused Jasbir Singh too had retired from the Police Department. He is a close relative of a senior Congress leader. The police have registered a case under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act.