Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Aug 9: Excise Department destroyed five litres of illicit liquor and 800 kgs of Lahan during different raids carried to arrest the menace of illicit distillation and sale of illicit liquor in Excise Range Kathua.
On the directions of the Excise Commissioner, Rahul Sharma and supervision of Deputy Excise Commissioner, (Executive), Jammu, Kusum Sharma, a team of Excise Range Kathua led by ETO, Excise Range, Kathua, Virender Kumar, comprising of Inspector Excise, Arun Kumar, Razi Ahmad, SI Amit Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar HG Naginder Kumar Excise Guard , Barun Sharma raided the Chibba Chack, Chatrayala, Lachipura and Khanwal area of Kathua district to arrest the menace of illicit distillation of liquor.
In the process five litres of illicit liquor and 800 kgs of Lahan, raw material of illicit liquor which is highly hazardous and injurious to health was recovered by the raiding team from State land and later destroyed on spot.
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