Crime branch police have seized illegally served and stored liquor from Dhabas worth `1 lakh across the State Capital under special drive conducted from April 24 to 28 and nabbed 13 persons involved in serving and selling liquor.
ASP Crime Branch Nsichal Jharia said that serving and storing liquor in ‘Dhabas’ across the state capital were raided as these places do not obtain license for storage and serving. The owners, managers and employees have been nabbed in the raids.
The hotels having restaurants on highways or in other parts except their premises have license for storing and serving liquor and they informed regarding serving and storing on every single occasion.
In case if they fail and raid is conducted action is taken against them, he added.
Action was taken after receiving number of complaints against Dhabas on the highways in the state capital.
In the raid Surya Dhaba, Maha Kankali Dhaba, Shivhare Dhaba, Mahagori Dhaba, Raj Dhaba were raided and four other places were also raided.
Yogendra Gaur, Devendra Yadav were nabbed from Surya Dhaba, Gaurishankar Aithoria from Piplani, Sukhram Rai from Maha Kankali Dhaba Gandhi Nagar, Naveen Naagar from Khajuri, Ashok Rajput from Misrod, Sandeep Rai from Khjauri, Mahendra Dhangar from Khajuri, Rohit Pal from Misrod, Dinesh Sharma from Ratibad, Umar from Chopa village.
Permanent warrant was pending for long against one of the nabbed accused Umar who is a resident of Qazi Camp. The case was registered in Sanchi police station.