34K-ltr lahan destroyed in Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur, January 22

A joint operation was launched by the Hoshiarpur police and the Excise Department in the Mand area along the banks of the Beas on Saturday.

The drive against illicit liquor smuggling was launched on the directions of Senior Superintendent of Police Dhruman H Nimbale, under the supervision of Mukhtiar Rai, SP, as police had inputs that notorious smugglers from Gurdaspur area (on the other bank of Beas) sneak into the mand area to manufacture the illicit liquor and smuggle it in the surrounding areas .

A special team consisting of Ranjit Singh DSP Sub division Dasuya, DSP Raj Kumar Sub division, SHO Tanda, SHO Garhdiwala, along with two Excise Inspector and Police Party conducted early morning surprise raids in the mand area of Beas at Terkiana village.

The raids led to a recovery of 34,000 litres of illicit raw liquor (lahan) along with two stills and tarpaulins used to hide and store the lahan. An FIR has been registered under Section 61 of the Punjab Excise Act in this regard against the accused Swaran, a resident of Mochpur village and some unidentified accused.

2k-ltr lahan seized in Mehatpur, Shahkot

Jalandhar: Ahead of the Assembly poll, the rural police and the excise teams today jointly launched a major crackdown against anti-social elements and people indulged in manufacturing illicit liquor, thus seizing 2,000 litres of lahan and destroyed 43 lakh ml lahan in mand area of Mehatpur and Shahkot.

The joint teams comprising DSPs Harinder Singh Gill, Jasbinder Singh, ETO Harjot Singh, Jaspreet Singh along with sleuths from drone team and local police stations conducted a search operation with the help of the drones. He said the teams seized 10 lakh ml lahan from five drums and destroyed 43 lakh found in the tubes in Baupur village of Mehatpur. He said the accused managed to flee from the spot.

The team also confiscated four polythene bags containing 10 lakh ml lahan in Shahkot’s Mand area. Four persons – Jinder Singh, Jajju, Bagicha and Satpal of village Baupur have been nominated in the case. He said that separate cases have been registered under Sections 61,1 and 14 of Excise Act in this regard.

The spokesperson said the crackdown against illicit liquor would be intensified in coming days. — TNS