Excise raid on the Rajpura illicit liquor factory
PATIALA: A day after the excise department busted an illegal liquor bottling unit and seized 20,000 litres of extra neutral alcohol (ENA), holograms, bottles and labels of country-made brands at Rajpura in Patiala district, the station house officer of Rajpura City was suspended for laxity. Notices have been issued to SP (D), DSP Rajpura, DSP (D) and CIA in-charge.
After the recent hooch tragedy that claimed the lives of 112 person in the state, the police is now investigating to find out if the illegal liquor from this bottling unit was supplied to any wine shops or other places in Punjab.