Raipur: Youth arrested for selling liquor in front of church

Raipur: According to the intention of the government, Senior Superintendent of Police Prashant Aggarwal directed all the police officers, station in-charges including in-charge anti-crime and cyber units to stop smuggling of liquor coming from other states and also to find out about the people buying and selling liquor illegally. Tax action has been directed. In view of which, all the police gazetted officers of Raipur Police and in-charge ACCU. Along with collecting information in this regard, police station in-charges are also collecting information through other means along with appointing informers.

In the same sequence, the team of police station Khamtarai arrested the accused Krishna Mishra with illegal liquor in front of the church located at Over Bridge Pass under the police station Khamtarai area and seized a total of 35 pauvas of country liquor worth about Rs 4,000/- from his possession and filed a case against the accused. In Khamtarai police station, crime number 844/23 was registered and action was taken under section 34(2) of the Excise Act.

Arrested accused- Krishna Mishra alias Kanha, father Gyaneshwar Prasad, age 20 years, resident of Banjari Mandir courtyard near Rava Bhata, police station Khamtrai district Raipur.