An illegal wine factory was busted in Saria area in Giridih district by local police and excise department. The factory was being run inside a wine cellar in an underground area near Chandermarani under the Saria police station.
The Saria Police and Excise Department jointly, following a tip-off unearthed an illegal wine factory from the Dakbangla road located in Chandermarani area in Giridih, said Deepak Sharma SDPO, Bagodar here on Thursday .
Police officials are concentrating more on the areas for conducting raids. After being tipped off that illegal sale of local made liquors are in practice rampantly in those area .On the directive of SDPO, Deepak Sharma, the Saria police headed by police inspector Kapildeo Poddar of Saria police station ,found that 1000 liters of local mahua wine were boiling in the factory ,police sources said .
They found one quintal of jawa mahua and 30kg of gur were got under process of preparation. The police team raided the factory where the brew was being manufacturing and seized several equipments .including the sachet –making machine and the cutting machine .One person identified as Kali Mandal who having running this factory escaped at the site after seeing the police .
Sources said that local mahua liquor is in high demand among the workers engaged in collieries and mica mines in Giridih .Illicit liquor is being sold in the different areas .it is said that such business caters to the workers who savour liquor made out of mahua and that is rather prevalent in the area. SDPO Deepak Sharma confirmed to pioneer the details of the illegal wine bust.”We are still investigating the case .Some culprits arrests are yet to be made .More details will be shared when possible .