Smuggler arrested with illegal liquor
Raigarh. On the instructions of Senior Superintendent of Police Sadanand Kumar, the police is keeping a special eye on the movement of election campaign materials within all the police station areas. In the city, police station in-charge Kotwali Inspector Shanip Ratre has deployed his staff and informers to keep an eye on any such items. In the same sequence, on the evening of 13/11/2023, the police station in-charge Kotwali received information from the informer that a plastic sack and a cartoon contained suspicious material, which was suspected to be liquor, behind the toilet of the Kevadbadi bus stand. Assistant sub-inspector Dilip Behera, who had left for the road investigation in that area, was directed by the station in-charge to go and verify.
Assistant Sub Inspector Dilip Behera, Hamrah Staff Constable Sushil Minj and witnesses were taken along and the unclaimed items were verified which included 48 pieces of country liquor worth ₹ 3840 in a cartoon (box) and 11 bottles of beer and English liquor in a plastic bag. 17 pavs and 2 half bottles of Jumla worth ₹ 9,150 were found lying around. As no owner of illicit liquor was found nearby, the police prepared Panchnama in front of witnesses and conducted *Seizure of unclaimed property under Section 102 CrPC. Kotwali police is continuously taking action against illegal liquor in Kevadbari, Riyapara area. Kotwali police station in-charge is trying to find out the owner of illegal and unclaimed liquor by appointing an informer. The Kotwali police has duly informed the election office about the liquor seizure proceedings.
