PNS | DEHRADUN
Dehradun police seized a large cache of imported liquor valued at about Rs 25 lakh from Rajpur area ahead of the ensuing urban local body elections. The police raided a flat in Rajpur and recovered 16 cartons containing a total of 181 bottles of imported liquor, some of which were marked for sale in Haryana, the Dehradun senior superintendent of police Ajai Singh said.
The raid was conducted after the SSP received a tip off about an illegal liquor warehouse in the Rajpur area. Singh said that police are conducting regular checking in view of the municipal elections, New Year celebrations and the Mussoorie Winter Carnival to curb illegal activities, including the storage and smuggling of illicit liquor and narcotics. Based on a tip off, the Rajpur police raided a flat located at Plot No. 5, Shipra Vihar, Canal Road. The police uncovered an illegal liquor warehouse within the premises, stocked with the smuggled liquor.
A case has been registered under section 60 of the Excise Act against the occupant of the flat, he said. He informed that the recovered liquor includes high-end imported brands and some bottles bore markings for sale in Haryana, indicating possible inter-state smuggling. Investigation is ongoing to trace the network behind this illegal operation and to ensure stringent action against the culprits, the SSP added.
