| Excise sleuths conducts raids, destroy 500 Kgs material extract Lahan | | | Jammu, Nov 23: The Excise Department Jammu has tightened its noose on violators of the various provisions of the J&K Excise Act in entire Jammu division and today conducted raids in Kathua district during which excise sleuths have destroyed 1150 kgs of material used to extract Lahan - the illicit liquor. Official spokesperson said, "Under the active supervision of the Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive), Jammu Mohammed Shahid Saleem, the Excise Team Kathua led by Arun Kumar inspector Excise under the command of Excise and Taxation Officer, Excise Range Kathua, Sandeep Gupta and Excise and Taxation Officer, Eradication & Enforcement Wing Jammu Suresh Sharma raided the Keengdayal, Maichak, Barnoti and Jakhbhardamba areas of Kathua district to arrest the menace of illicit distillation of liquor. "The objective of the raids was to arrest the menace of illicit distillation of liquor,' spokesperson said, adding, "in the process more than 500 kilograms of Lahan and 15 bottles of illicit liquor which was later destroyed by the team on spot.
The team also has asked the people to remain vigilant against the criminal elements so as to keep the society clean. |
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