Continuing its drive against illegal liquor, Chhattisgarh Police on Thursday busted a manufacturing unit and arrested a 55-year-old man for producing moonshine in Raipur.
Speaking to The Pioneer, Azad Chowk City Superintendent of Police Ankita Sharma identified him as Jagtar Singh, a resident of Tatibandh area in the state capital.
Acting on a tip, the police raided his house in Tatibandh behind a private school and seized 150 liters of locally made alcohol, she said.
Police also seized an LPG cylinder, a gas stove, plastic drums and utensils. A case under the Excise Act has been lodged.
Last month, the police seized 26.5 liters of moonshine and 360 liters of raw materials used to make alcohol from two houses in Heerapur locality and arrested two elderly men, Kulwant Singh and Gurmel Singh, she said.