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Huge Cache Of Illegal Hooch Seized From Bhubaneswar, 9 Arrested | OTV News

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Bhubaneswar: A joint workforce of Bhubaneswar Excise Department and Cuttack Flying Squad seized 500 litres of unlawful nation liquor and destroyed greater than 5000 litres of uncooked supplies on Monday following a raid on a home at Saliasahi, the biggest slum in Odisha.
As per experiences, 9 individuals have been arrested by the excise officers in reference to preparation and distribution of the liquor.
The extra regarding report was that the illicit liquor was being ready from the rice they have been getting by way of numerous authorities schemes, as knowledgeable by the excise officers.
Speaking concerning the raid, Bhubaneswar Excise Inspector, Bikash Kumar Nayak stated, “We along with the Flying Squad of Cuttack raided many places in Saliasahi and seized 500 litres of country liquor and destroyed 5000 litres of raw materials used to make it.”
“There are a lot of tribals residing in Saliasahi who produce liquor from fermented rice that they get from government schemes. The manufacturing was scaled up by the miscreants during lock down and I hope that we will bring it down by repeated raids,” stated Nayak.
Warning the hooch producers, Nayak stated, “We will not only continue to conduct raids but also intensify our operation.”
It is worth it to say right here that Bhadrak Police had arrested two individuals – a girl and her daughter-in-law on costs of promoting spurious liquor at Ghusuripokhari village below Bhadrak Rural Police limits on January 14.
They additionally seized greater than 1000 litre of country-made liquor and gadgets used for manufacturing, other than Rs 1 lakh money and a four-wheeler amongst others from their possession.
(Edited By Pradeep Singh)

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