The Bengabad and Chakai police of Giridih district have launched a drive to control illegal liquor sale at roadside eateries in the district .A team of Giridih police officials, carrying out the exercise, conducted raids a wine shop at Badwara area on Wednesday evening .
Police officials are concentrating more on extremists-prone areas for conducting raids, after being tipped off that illegal sale of liquors are more in practices in those areas
The team has recovered 90 of liquor bottles –both foreign and country –while raiding a shop of Basudeo Mahto son of laxam Verma at Badwara .The liquor bottles were stocked illegally there .Besides, the also arrested one owner of the shop, identified as Basudeo Mahto .Continuing raids on Wednesday, the team headed by Dy S.P. Rajkumar Mahta along with officer in charge of Bengabad police station and Chakai police station namely Manoj Kumar, Upendra Kumar and one J.P. N. Sinha .
DY S.P. Raj Kumar Mehta said that these liquor bottles were stocked illegally by liquor shop owner Basudeo Mahto at his shop here .We have seized the bottles and lodged a case against Basudeo .We are investigating whether these liquor bottles have been brought unlawfully from other districts or it would be sent to Bihar .