Using a drone for surveillance, police in the Aravali range of Rithoj village of Gurugram have busted an illicit country liquor-manufacturing den and arrested 7 accused including a minor, police said.
They also seized 50 litres of country liquor, 1600 litres of chemicals and other equipment.
According to police, they conducted checking on Tuesday using a drone equipped with a high-definition camera for surveillance to bust illicit country liquor manufacturing dens and nab the accused.
ACP (Sohna) Vipin Alahawat said, “A team of the Bhondsi police station conducted a special campaign for surveillance of illicit country liquor manufacturing dens in the region and busted an illegal liquor manufacturing den and nabbed the seven suspects."
The arrested accused have been identified as Sacche, Ganga, Manoj, Anil, Khemchand, Munshiram and one minor.
A case under relevant sections of the Excise Act at the Bhondsi police station.
“Usually, those involved in manufacturing country liquor do in the Aravali range. They also make sure that these dens are near any garbage disposal spot outside the villages to hide the stench from the country liquor. With drone surveillance, we focused on the Aravali region,” Alahawat said.
