ED carries out raids against illegal liquor

The Excise Department, in collaboration with the police and civil administration, carried out raids on a large scale in the district and recovered illegal liquor.

Under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner (Excise) Hanuwant Singh, Excise Officers Navjot Bharti (Hoshiarpur-1) and Preet Bhupinder Singh (Hoshiarpur-2), led a campaign against illegal liquor in the district. After the Majitha incident, more than 50 raids have been conducted by the Excise Department in the last one week.

Giving information, Assistant Commissioner (Excise) Hanuwant Singh said that in the last one week, 13 FIRs were registered, 11 arrested and 152 bottles, 25,000 kg lahan and 101.25 litres of illegal liquor seized. He said that a large quantity of lahan has been recovered from the Mand area. This includes 40 tarpaulins, 10 drums and other equipment used to extract illegal liquor.

The Assistant Commissioner said that the Excise Department was continuously setting up check-posts in the district and a campaign was being run to make people aware. Officials were going from village to village and informing about the ill-effects of illegal liquor and appealing to the citizens to cooperate in the campaign.

He said that on May 19, a flag march was jointly taken out by the Excise Department and the police in Sundar Nagar.