Over 100 people died after consuming illicit liquor in 2020. The police have implicated two brothers, but the trade runs deep in the state’s political economy.
256 The material seized by cops after a search operation was launched against manufacturers of illicit liquor at Cheema Kalan & Shakri villages.
Our Correspondent
Tarn Taran, July 23
The Excise Department and the district police under Operation Red Rose, launched on the instructions of Rajat Aggarwal, Excise Commissioner, Punjab, conducted a special search operation against the manufacturing of illicit liquor at Cheema Kalan and Shakri villages here on Friday.
Around 11,290 kg of lahan, 1,10,750 ml of illicit liquor and a working still were recovered from the spot.
Excise Officer Navjot Bharti and DSP Iqbal Singh led the teams which consisted of 70 police personnel. Excise inspectors Amrik Singh, Parshotam Pathania and Jatinder Singh supervised the search operation.
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, April 17
In a crackdown against bootlegging and smuggling of illicit liquor, joint teams of the Jalandhar and Ludhiana Excise Department launched Operation Red Rose a
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.