| Jammu, Apr 20: Under the active supervision of Deputy Excise Commissioner, (Executive), Jammu, Mohammed Shahid Saleem, the Excise sleuths conducted series of raids in district Kathua under the command of ETO, Kathua Excise Range, Sandeep Gupta, to arrest the menace of illicit distillation of liquor. The team conducted raids in villages Kokhyal, Keengdayal, Muthikuurd, Budhi and Barnoti and adjoining areas. In the process 1650 Kg Lahan and 10 bottles of illicit liquor prepared from Lahan, which is highly injurious to health, has been destroyed. The Department has initiated multi-pronged strategy to arrest the menace of illicit distillation of liquor. Inspection teams have been activated and there shall be no laxity for those who violate the law. |
