Settlement. To curb the illegal liquor trade in the district, a joint team of police and excise department raided the composite liquor shop located in Munderwa. During investigation, half and half bottles of water mixed English liquor of different brands were recovered from the shop. The team has arrested two accused from the spot.
According to Munderwa police station chief Vishwa Mohan Rai, during the raid, Golden Jaiswal, son of late Bhagwan Prasad Jaiswal and Shivam, son of Ramraj Jaiswal were arrested from the shop. Both the accused are said to be residents of Kotwali Nagar police station area of Balrampur district. During the operation, Rs 30,020 cash received from the sale of the shop was also recovered.
This action was taken under the supervision of Additional Superintendent of Police Shyam Kant and under the direction of the area officer, as part of the campaign being run against illegal activities on the instructions of Superintendent of Police Omveer Singh. On October 29, Police Station Head Munderwa Vishwamohan Rai and Excise Inspector Sunil Kumar along with the Excise team conducted a surprise inspection of the shop.
During investigation, half and half bottles of liquor of various brands including 8 PM, Royal Stag, Iconic and After Dark were recovered. The sample of recovered liquor was sealed and taken into possession with seal.
In this case, case crime number 294/2026 has been registered at Munderwa police station. Action is being taken against the accused under Section 60/64 of the Excise Act and Section 318 and 319 of the Indian Justice Code.
The biggest question: If diluted liquor has been recovered from a liquor shop, then how deeply will its quality, supply and sale chain be investigated? Will the role of people other than the shop operator also come to light in this business? Now the Excise Department will keep an eye on further investigation.