Lahan, illicit liquor seized from Jalloke village, 5 arrestedCrackdown on illicit liquor biz

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, June 3

In a joint operation, the Police and Excise Departments of Tarn Taran and Ferozepur district recovered a huge quantity of lahan and illicit liquor from Jalloke village in the Mand area on Thursday.

Five persons have also been arrested for indulging in the illegal trade.

Navjot Bharti, Local Excise Officer, informed that in the seven-hour long operation, as many as 80 personnel from both departments were deputed under the supervision of Iqbal Singh DSP (Operation). Excise Inspectors Jatinder Singh, Amrik Singh and Parshotam Pathania led the teams in the search operation. The teams recovered two working stills with 525-kg lahan and 18,750-ml illicit liquor. The teams also recovered 17,500-kg unclaimed lahan. The lahan was destroyed on the spot.

The officer said the arrested persons have been identified as Balwant Singh, son of Kartar Singh; Gurdev Singh, son of Kartar Singh; Borh Singh, son of Balbir Singh; Jeet Singh, son of Gurbachan Singh and Tarlochan Singh son of Mukhtiar Singh. As many as 15 drums, nine cans and nine other utensils were seized from the spot. Cases under Sections 61,1, 14 of the Excise Act have been registered by the Patti Sadar police.