800-litre ‘lahan’ seized in Samana

Tribune News Service

Patiala, August 19

To tighten noose around liquor trafficking, the police seized 800 litres of ‘lahan’ during special raids here on Thursday. The Patiala Police said they received a tip-off about illegal liquor production and procurement at Marori village in Samana block of the district. Following which, the police, led by the Station House Officer, Samana Sadar, conducted two separate raids at Ratanheri Ghat in Marori village, which is situated on the banks of Ghaggar river. Two raids were conducted at 6 am on Thursday and 800 litres of ‘lahan’ was seized.

Ankurdeep Singh, SHO, said they had already registered an FIR in both recoveries under Section 61/1/14 of the Excise Act. The suspects had been identified as Navrata Singh and Mangu Singh, both residents of Marori village, he added.

“Besides ‘lahan’, we also recovered distillery items like an iron drum, large steel utensils, pipes and clay. Raids are underway to nab both suspects. We hope to arrest them as early as possible,” he said.