A villager who is an illicit liquor baron continued outwitting Palamu police for three months till December 27, 2015 when a team of officials of police and excise departments raided his illicit liquor factory and smashed it.
Confirming this episode Nasrullah Khan DSP Hussainabad said this illicit liquor factory was running in a so-called poultry farm at village Barwidh under Pouldeeh panchayat over the last three months. Khan said that for some time people believed it was a poultry farm but when they saw no chicken around their suspicion grew harder and harder.
Police too smelt a rat there but it took time to bust and destroty this illicit liquor factory. Khan said plans to raid this premise was chalked out thrice but every time it was put on hold for reasons of leakages of the raid.
On Sunday December 27 araid was conducted wherein a large number of machines, utensils, tools, chemicals, fermented mahua were seized.
The kingpin Sumender Paswan of this illicit liquor factory gave a slip to the joint team of police and excise officials.
Sources said this is the first instance when an illicit liquor factory was manufacturing illicit wine in the premise of a so-called poultry farm as there was nothing at all there to call this premise any poultry farm.
Sources said Paswan could not have this enterprise of him had the co villagers not remained tightlipped about it. Sources said Paswan used to oblige the thirsty souls of this village who maintained silence about this.
Sources said during this panchayat election, which lasted for more than 7 weeks, Paswan had a brisk business as local brew was on hot sale this panchayat election.
DSP Khan conceded every one in this village Barwadih knew there was this illegal business going on but none dared to tell this to police.