Ratlam. Bajna police have once again seized illegal liquor worth approximately 1.5 lakh rupees hidden in a hut. The accused has been arrested and a case has been registered against him and his absconding brother under the Excise Act. The accused’s other brother took advantage of the situation and escaped into the forest. Police are searching for him. This is the second time in four days that police have raided a house in the Bajna police station area and recovered a large quantity of illegally stored liquor. Meanwhile, Dhamnod police also recovered 30 thousand rupees of domestic and foreign liquor from a car under the Etelan on Ratlam-Banswara Road. Similarly, police from the Industrial Area police station have arrested a youth on charges of stealing a Bolero and a pickup and recovered the vehicles from him.
Bajna police station in-charge Manish Dawar said that information was received from an informer that Deva, son of Dhuliya Charel, resident of village Jankara, had stored a large quantity of illegal liquor in a thatched hut built near his house. After the information, Deva, son of Dhuliya Charel, was caught by raiding the place mentioned by the informer, while his brother Suresh, son of Deva Charel, ran away into the forest on seeing the police. When chased, the accused dodged them and escaped. 51 cartons of beer were seized from the hut. The value of the liquor has been estimated at Rs 1,46,880.
Dhamnod seized liquor worth Rs 30,000.
On the other hand, the Dhamnod outpost police recovered 96 quarters of foreign liquor, 50 quarters of country liquor and 120 cans of beer worth Rs 30,000 from an Eco vehicle on Banswara Road under the Delhi-Mumbai Etlane Expressway. Outpost in-charge Sub Inspector Anand Bagwan said that the accused, Dinesh (36), son of Nandlal Pargi, a resident of Baydi Mohalla, Sailana, has been arrested and the car and liquor have been confiscated. The value of the seized liquor is Rs 30,000.
