STATE TIMES NEWS REASI: District Police Reasi conducted major strike against drug peddlers & illicit liquor distillation as well as its smuggling, and arrested a drug peddler and 23 bootleggers. Police seized Chitta (Heroin) and destroyed more than 4,000 litres of Lahan and seized more than 105 litres of Hooch and 106 bottles of illicit distilled liquor in last 24 hours. 23 new case FIRs were registered in three police stations of district Reasi. Teams of Police Station Arnas conducted a series of raids in various areas in which 13 bootleggers were booked under Excise Act for distillation and selling illicit liquor. The accused were identified as Padam Singh, son of Mehant Singh resident of Panassa; Prem Singh, son of Shiv Ram, resident of Nala Panassa; Chamail Singh, son of Mehant Singh, resident of Panassa; Hardev Singh, son of Suraj Singh alias Surju, resident of Ksiri Jij Bagli; Sukhdev Singh, son of Suraj Singh alias Surju, resident of Ksiri Jij Bagli; Kartar Singh, son of Dewan Chand, resident of Upper Matlote; Inder Singh, son of Mani Ram, resident of Upper Matlote; Girdhari Lal, son of Roop Chand, resident of Lamsoora No. 2; Sher Singh, son of Roop Chand, resident of Lamsoora No. 2; Lal Singh, son of Basant Ram, resident of Thilloo Bagad; Chandu, son of Balku, resident of Dhanore; Des Raj, son of Hari Chand, resident of Matah; Krishan Singh alias Billu, son of Thakur Dass, resident of Sulwa Hunder. Police seized 104 litres of illicit liquor and more than 4000 litres of lahan, which was destroyed on the spot. FIRs Nos 86 to 98/2021 were registered under Excise Act at Police Station Arnas and investigation initiated. In another incident, during surprise Naka checking at Sulla area, team of Police Station Reasi intercepted and arrested a drug peddler namely Pawan Singh, son of Vakil Singh, resident of Sherpur and recovered Heroin (Chitta) like substance from his possession. In this regard case FIR no. 155/2021 under sections 8, 21 of NDPS Act was registered at Police Station Reasi and investigation set in. Teams of Police Station Katra in three separate incidents intercepted and nabbed three illicit liquor smugglers namely Balwan Singh, son of Budhi Singh, resident of Mundhar Kastigarh,, Doda from Moori Naka; Tariq Hussain, son of Mohd Shaffi, resident of Kot Bhalwal from Searli and Ramesh Chander, son of Subash Chander resident of Searli Katra from Jhajjar Nallah while smuggling liquor to Katra and recovered 95 bottles of whisky from their possession. FIR numbers 164, 165 and 166 of 2021 under sections 48A of Excise Act and 188 of IPC was registered at Police Station Katra and investigations initiated. In another incident of smuggling of liquor to Katra, team of Police Station Katra arrested one Sanjay Kumar, son of Parkash, resident of Kanka and recovered 11 bottles of illicit Liquor from his possession. In this regards FIR no 167 under sections 48 A of Excise act and 188 of IPC was registered at Police Station Katra. A team of Police Post Bhambla arrested two accused namely Rajveer Singh, son of Ranjeet Singh, resident of Godhar, Tehsil Pouni and Mukesh Kumar, son of Satpaul, resident of Dhar Potha, Nowshera while selling illicit liquor. In this regard, case FIR No 55/2021 under section 50(a) & 48(f) Excise Act got registered in Police Station Pouni and investigation started. A team of Police Station Ransoo, acting on specific information, conducted raid at house of one Nasib Singh, son of Prithvi Singh, resident of W.No.02 Allay and arrested him while manufacturing illicit liquor. The Lahan and manufacturing apparatus was destroyed on the spot and a FIR no 13/21 under sections 48(e) of Excise act was registered in Police Station Ransoo. Team of Police Station Pouni arrested Karam Singh, son of Hem Singh, resident of Buelian Kharlair tehsil Pouni and recovered 2 litres of illicit liquor. FIR No 54/2021 under Sections 48(e) of Excise Act was registered at Police Station Pouni and investigations initiated. In another incident, team of Police post Tote arrested one Gaja Ram, son of Sarnu, resident of Sarotekote (Alu) Tehsil Bhomag district Reasi and recovered 3 lites of illicit liquor from his possession. FIR no 157/2021 under section of 48-A Excise Act was registered at Police Station Reasi and investigation started.
