Four arrested for selling, transporting liquor illegally

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Acting on a tip off regarding serving of liquor on January 26  Bilkhiria police raided a Shakya Dhaba and arrested four person for selling and transporting liquor illegally; the hotel was not having authorized license to serve liquor.

In a joint effort with Excise department, Bilkharia police raised Shakya Dhaba and recovered 18 bottles of country made liquor and 9 bottles of beer. In the action against the hotel four persons were nabbed who were involved in selling and transporting liquor illegally.

The nabbed persons were identified as Rajkumar, Ghanshyam, Gyan Singh and Abhishek and were booked under section 34 of the Excise Act.

After receiving complaint it was checked and found that the hotel owner along with the staff is involved in selling and serving liquor. Notice was served to the hotel but the accused failed to comply to the notice and continued selling and serving liquor after which on January 26 on which selling liquor is nabbed a joint team raided the hotel and found that staff was selling and serving liquor and nabbed the accused and seized liquor.

During the investigation police asked the accused to provide documents for selling and serving liquor which the accused failed to produced and in case if accused would have license for liquor selling and serving on days under prohibition by government attract penal charges.

The crime record of the four would be investigated and the source of procurement and areas were the four would sell liquor would be investigated.

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