Publish Date: | Sat, 19 Feb 2022 07:32 PM (IST)
Alirajpur/Chhatla. After the riots of miscreants in Jobat, the police engaged against the illegal liquor mafia got a big success on Friday night. Police seized a mini truck and two cars in village Pipliyawat of Sorwa police station area and seized illicit liquor worth about Rs 19 lakh filled in vehicles. The smugglers were taking the said liquor to Gujarat for consumption. However, a video allegedly made on the spot has raised questions on the action of the police. 15 vehicles are seen in the video, while the seizure was shown of only three vehicles. Taking cognizance of the matter, SP Manojkumar Singh has ordered an inquiry.
Police had received information that vehicles laden with illicit liquor were being taken from village Pipliyawat near the Gujarat border. The team immediately raided it. Police say that three vehicles were seized after siege on the spot. About 302 boxes of English liquor were seized from mini truck number MH 01 CV 7311, Innova car number GJ 6 W 6309 and Hyundai car GJ 5 CJ 0092. Three accused Sunil Panwar resident of Lalbagh Baroda, Yogesh Amod resident of district Bharuch, Faisal father Nizam resident of Valsad have been arrested from the vehicles. The accused have told in the interrogation that the liquor was being smuggled and taken to be sold in Gujarat. While seizing the three vehicles including illegal liquor, the police have registered cases against the accused under various sections. According to the police, the value of the seized liquor and vehicles is around Rs 48 lakh.
There was a stir after the video surfaced, SDOP reached the spot
A subsequent video of the seizure action on the spot also surfaced on the internet media. There are 15 vehicles parked here. Most of the vehicles are showing registered numbers in Gujarat. It was claimed that all the above vehicles were also filled with illicit liquor, although the police showed seizure from only three vehicles. The rest of the vehicles were left in connivance. When the matter came to the notice of the SP, he sent SDOP Shraddha Sonkar to the spot for investigation in the night itself. According to SP Singh, the vehicles which are seen in the video are also being investigated. Effective action against illegal liquor mafia will continue in the district. No one will be spared.
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Posted By: Nai Dunia News Network