Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Apr 17: Kathua police under the overall supervision of SSP Kathua, R C Kotwal- today seized near about 20 liters of illicit liquor and arrested two persons in the jurisdictional area of Police Station (PS) Kathua near Muthi Jagir and Mirpur Jagoo.
Police said an information was received from the reliable sources that illicit liquor is manufactured in Muthi Jagir and Mirpur Jagoo as well as other adjoining areas of Police Post (PP) Nagri. Acting swiftly, police team led by Inspector, Balram Sharma, IC PP Nagri under the supervision of DySP Headquarters, Kathua, Shammi Kumar during special checking duty in its jurisdictional area near Muthi Jagir noticed one suspicious person who was doing the trade of selling illicit liquor to people in order to gain illegitimate profit. On his physical checking approximately 10 liters of illicit liquor was recovered from his possession. He has been identified as Veeru, son of Waryam Singh of Muthi Jagir tehsil Nagri and district Kathua.
While in another instance another police team of PP Nagri led by PSI Riaz Ahmed during special checking duty at Mirpur Jagoo noticed one suspicious person who was doing the trade of selling illicit liquor to people of the concerned area in order to gain illegitimate profit.
During checking 10 more liters of illicit liquor was recovered from the illegal possession of person namely Chanda Ram son of Kartar Chand of Mirpur Jagoo tehsil Nagri. Thereafter all the recovered consignment of illicit liquor was seized and two persons were arrested.
Two different cases vide FIR No. 145/2022 & 146/2022 U/S 48(a)/ Excise two Act has been registered at PS Kathua and further investigation into this matter has been set into motion.
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