The special team of Haryana Chief Minister’s flying squad on Wednesday conducted raids at several places in the State to check manufacture of spurious products, illicit liquor and arrested those engaged in unauthorised acts.
In Faridabad, the team of the flying squad raided Aquafit Mineral Water Factory and detected theft of power of about Rs 37.50 lakh. Theft of power was also detected at two other factories and these cases are being further investigated, said an official spokesman.
He said that 23 persons have been arrested in connection with recovery of about 1.30 lakh bottles of illicit liquor including Indian made foreign liquor, country made liquor and beer. As many as 20 cases in this regard have been registered at different police stations in the state. About Rs 43,000 have been recovered from those caught while gambling and engaged in ‘Satta’. As many as 23 persons have been arrested in this connection, said he. Apart from this, 12 overloaded dumpers have been challaned. Also, 25 private buses have been challaned and impounded as these were found plying without permit or were bearing similar registration number plates.
Two factories manufacturing ghee were raided in district Gurugram and their samples were sent for investigation. Also, following a complaint received about sale of spurious ghee, samples were collected at some shops in the district.
Apart from this, three factories manufacturing Tarcoal in districts Kaithal and Karnal were raided and 13 persons were arrested and further investigation is going on, said a spokesman.
In a drive to check the menace of drugs, three persons have been arrested following the recovery of a large quantity of ‘Sulpha’ and ‘Ganja’. Also, one person was arrested alongwith unauthorised weapons.
Also, 13 girls and 14 boys were rounded up under this campaign from a hotel in Gurugram and another hotel in Hisar. In separate raids, two quacks were arrested at Dabwali and Fatehabad as they were posing as qualified doctors. An FIR was lodged at Bahadurgarh as Registration Certificates of vehicles were being made on the basis of fake NOCs.
The spokesman added that campaign would continue and more raids would be conducted. A day before, the CM flying squad had unearthed two factories manufacturing spurious Ghee in district Hisar . Also, six buses including a private bus were challaned and 23,686 bottles of country made liquor were seized.
A person was arrested under Excise Act from district Kurukshetra and 84 bottles of country made liquor were recovered from his possession. likewise people involved in illegal possession and smuggling of liquor were arrested from districts of Dadri, Fatehabad, Sirsa, Mahend-ergarh and Panchkula.