Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 31: Under the directives of Excise Commiss-ioner, T Angchuk, Excise Team Kathua under the supervision of Excise and Taxation Officer, Kathua Excise Range, Sandeep Gupta and Excise and Taxation Officer, Eradication Wing Jammu, Suresh Kumar raided the Lower Saktachak, Dhabwal, Muthi, Khanwal, Tanda, Budhi, Veersochak and other adjoining areas in Kathua district to arrest the menace of illicit distillation.
Similar raids were conducted by Excise and Taxation team Samba under the command of Excise and Taxation Officer, Samba, Tina Mahajan. Raids were also conducted by Excise and Taxation team Udhampur under the command of Excise and Taxation Inspector, Udhampur Rajesh Sharma in Dudu-Basantgarh area. In the process more than 1500 kilograms of Lahan, 150 pouches of illicit liqour made from lahan, two bottles of illicit liquor made from lahan, were recovered by the raiding teams.
The illicit liquor as well as Lehan was later destroyed by the team on spot. At Dudu-Basantgarh one lady Munna Devi, wife of Kaku Ram was arrested for making illicit distillation and booked under Section 48 of the J&K Excise Act.
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