The Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana Police on Saturday said it has unearthed a manufacturing unit of illegal liquor operating from village Thol in Ismailabad police station area in Kurukshetra district and arrested 16 persons including 14 belonging to Uttar Pradesh in this connection.
A spokesman of Police Department said that acting on a tip off, police team alongwith excise department personnel raided Surya Sheller in Thol village and recovered illegal liquor in huge quantity. The illicit liquor factory was being operated under the guise of sheller. STF sleuths also recovered illegal liquor and other equipments used in liquor manufacturing. 16 persons were arrested, while two other managed to escape.
After getting input about the illegal manufacturing unit, the spokesman said that STF sleuths immediately raided and seized 5388 bottles and 9750 quarter bottles under the name of ‘Malta’, 1980 bottles and 17150 quarter bottles under the name of ‘Raseela Santra’, about 14000 empty bottles, 13000 empty quarter bottles, 15000 cardboard boxes, 1500 litres spirit, six tanks of 5000-litre capacity, one large RO, two canters and huge stock of seals, boxes, labels and holo-gram.
A case under different sections of IPC and Excise Act was registered against all accused.
Director General of Police, B.S. Sandhu has congratulated the police team which unearthed the illicit unit.
STF had recently unearthed an illegal liquor factory engaged in bottling of IMFL and other brands operating from a house located in village Baiyanpur Khurd of Sonipat district.