Assam hooch tragedy: Death toll hits 133, over 200 hospitalised
As most liquor vendors have shut their shops after implementing the new excise policy in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, production of illicit liquor has recorded a significant increase, especially in the rural belts, in the past few weeks.
Furthermore, repeated lockdown and COVID restrictions have boosted hooch business in the rural areas, where boozers have adopted the traditional method of preparing illicit liquor, primarily produced by the fermentation and distillation process using molasses and Lahan .
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On early Friday morning, a police team conducted a raid in the remotest Arnas area of Reasi district and destroyed a stall - illegally installed in the forest area, to produce illicit liquor. One accused namely Kako Ram, allegedly involved in hooch production in this belt, was arrested and a huge quantity of illicit liquor and Lahan was recovered from his house.