Gurugram police used drones to locate and dismantle an illegal distillery near Rithoj village in Sohna area on Tuesday, PTI reported. Police detained seven people and confiscated 1,600 liters of raw liquor, authorities said Tuesday.
According to the PTI report, the raid was carried out in a hilly area near Rithoj village in Sohna area and seven people, including a minor, were detained, police said.
According to authorities, 1,600 liters of raw liquor (Laahan) and about 50 liters of raw alcohol were recovered from the spot.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Inspector Mahender Pathak, Station House Officer (SHO) of Bhondsi police station, conducted reconnaissance using drones on Monday, police said.
They discovered a distillery for producing illegal raw liquor in the hilly area near Rithoj village and raided the site, they said.
“To escape from the police, the accused installed the oven in a deserted area of the hill and the roads to reach the oven were also narrow. The area was raided with drones, as a result of which the Gurugram police achieved this success. ” Station House Officer (SHO) of Bhondsi Mahender Pathak Police Station.
All the accused identified as Sacche, Ganga, Manoj, Anil, Khemchand, residents of Rithoj village, Munshiram of Sahajawas village and a minor were detained from the spot, police said.
SHO Pathak said that all the accused will be questioned thoroughly and the police will try to identify their other accomplices involved in the operation of this distillery.
A new investigation is underway, he added.
Mumbai: NCB arrests man who was on the run for five years after drug bust
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested Ummer Sidhik Daigoli, who had been absconding since 2019 after authorities dismantled a charas syndicate. Daigoli was arrested in Delhi when he tried to flee to Bangkok on May 31.
“In May 2019, the NCB’s Mumbai Zonal Unit seized 2,763 kg of charas and 83 strips of pregabalin during a raid at a hotel in Andheri. The charas and pregabalin capsules were hidden in a cricket kit that was supposed to be sent to Qatar,” an NCB official said. According to the police, during investigation it was revealed that six persons had been involved in this matter and while five accused were arrested, the sixth, Daigoli, absconded,” the officer said.
The officer added: “We had established that Daigoli was involved in the scandal and was in contact with the other five accused. One of them, Jamshad Mallick Kuppatil, revealed that he was working under his instructions. Mallick was asked to hand over the consignment of 3 kg of charas to another accused, Muhammad Khashiful Minhaj. The shipment was a package on a carrier and was supposed to be sent to Qatar and therefore we had sent Daigoli several notices, but he deliberately ignored them all.”
Finally, the BCN issued a surveillance circular against Daigoli. Delhi airport police alerted authorities on May 31 that Daigoli was trying to flee to Bangkok. A team of Mumbai Police went to Delhi and he was produced before the waterfront court on remand.
2,763 kilos
Amount of charas seized by the BCN