Continuing action against the illicit liquor traders, Ranchi Police late in the night on Saturday seized 454 bottles of illegal liquor along with 35 cartons of liquor from a flat located under Bariatu Police Station. Excise and Prohibition team has also conducted raids on several roadside dhabas under Ormanjhi Police Station and recovered huge amount of illegal liquor from different locations.
“Huge quantity of illicit liquor stored in flat number 302 of Rama Enclave located at J Sharan lane on Bariatu Road has been seized late night on Saturday,” said Sadar DSP Vikas Chand Srivastav. The flat owner, however, was found to be absconding from the spot for which intensive search has been launched by the Police, he added.
The DSP said that 454 bottles of different sizes along with 420 bottles of Kingfisher and Tuborg Beer illegally stored in the flat which was seized during the raid. Police said that the raid was conducted following inputs that illegal liquor was being served in the restaurants owned by Midha brothers.
Officials in Excise and Prohibition Department have also launched a campaign against illegal liquor business and have seized country made liquor from different locations.
“Regular raids are being conducted on suspected locations by the police as well as the excise and prohibition department and huge quantity of illegal liquor has also been recovered,” said Rural SP of Ranchi Rajkumar lakra. No arresting, however, has been done so far by the Police on Sunday, he added.
“The campaign continued today also during which 1000 kg of mahua was recovered from Mirsri Gonda area under Gonda Police Station and more than 200 kg from Kucchu under Ormanhi Police Station.” said Excise and Prohibition Inspector Ajit Kumar. More than 40 liters of liquor has also been recovered from them, he added.
Meanwhile, intensive search was being done in the road side dhabas on NH 33 in under Ormanji Police Station to check illegal sale of liquor, said Kumar.
Incidentally, at least dozen of people, including three JAP Jawans, died during a week after consuming spurious liquor which alerted both the Police and the Excise department.