Eleven persons were arrested at Saliasahi slum here late on Wednesday night for selling liquor illegally. They all were forwarded to court on Thursday.
“At least 1,100 litres of country made liquor worth Rs2 lakh was seized from their possession,” said Bhubaneswar Excise police station officer-in-charge Samuel Ekka
Acting on a tip-off, the city excise wing raided the slum on Wednesday night and arrested Nilamani Sahu, Mithun Kisku, Anil Nayak, Siba Marandi, Bapi Murmu, Sirdhar Murmu, Kahna Hansda, Gopal Marandi, Ratha Tuddu, Musu Marandi and Juba Hansda, all of Saliasahi colonies under the Nayapalli police limits.
Samuel said on September 27, 10 persons including three women had been arrested for illegal liquor trade in the slum. Basing on their statements that some more persons were also involved in it, a squad conducted raids in Saliasahi colonies Idco Basti and Behera Sahi on Wednesday night and arrested them.