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India illegal liquor and gambling crackdown

Overview

Indian authorities have intensified raids against illicit liquor networks across multiple states. On 29 July, the Gujarat State Monitoring Cell, led by Director General of Police G.S. Malik, conducted a raid in Jamnagar district. Officers seized approximately 5,978 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer in Sanoshi village, valued at ₹77,71,400; including other items, the total haul exceeded ₹1 crore. Three people were arrested, and 13 others were declared wanted. This followed a seizure in Kutch earlier that month. The following day, police in Punjab’s Kapurthala district uncovered a 1,000-litre underground tank concealed beneath a bedroom floor, extracting 270 litres of illegal liquor and related equipment. One suspect was detained while another remains at large. In Madhya Pradesh, officers raided a house in Gadhakota district, confiscating 564.78 litres of domestic and foreign spirits valued at roughly ₹4.04 lakh; the property owner fled, and a case was filed under the state excise act. By mid-August, enforcement in Gujarat expanded to include large-scale transport interceptions. In the Ahmedabad Rural district, Bagodra Police seized 7,164 bottles of IMFL at a toll plaza, valued at approximately ₹26.81 lakh, resulting in the arrest of an individual from Uttar Pradesh. On 23 August, the Gujarat Police State Monitoring Cell conducted raids in Vadodara and Anand. In Vadodara, at Nilkanth Villa Flats, authorities recovered 16,394 bottles of alcohol in roughly 470 boxes. Including seized vehicles, the total value exceeded ₹1 crore, and seven individuals have been named as wanted suspects. In Anand district, a raid near the Bhalaj-Anand Road led to the seizure of 150 boxes containing 7,187 bottles of IMFL and beer, valued at roughly ₹19.63 lakh. One person was arrested, and five others are wanted. These operations follow a recent incident in Bhavnagar where 13 people died after consuming methanol-laced liquor.

Entities

Gujarat Police · Vadodara · State Monitoring Cell · Rajkot Police · Madhya Pradesh

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Gujarat police crack down on gambling dens and counterfeit liquor factory

    Gujarat police arrested 54 people in multiple gambling raids in Rajkot and dismantled a counterfeit liquor factory operating in a government quarter in Bhavnagar.

  2. 22 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Vadodara police seize liquor worth 84 lakh rupees

    Gujarat Police seized alcohol and beer worth over 84 lakh rupees during a raid on a flat parking lot in Vadodara, targeting illegal repacking activities.

  3. 22 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Gujarat Police seize large quantities of illegal liquor in Vadodara and Anand raids

    Gujarat police seized large quantities of illegal liquor worth millions of rupees in raids across Vadodara and Anand as part of an intensified crackdown on prohibited alcohol networks.

  4. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    India cracks down on illegal liquor operations in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh

    Police in Punjab uncovered a hidden underground liquor tank, seizing 270 L and arresting a suspect; in Madhya Pradesh, authorities seized 564 L of illegal spirits worth ₹4 lakh, with the owner fleeing.

  5. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Gujarat Police seize illegal liquor worth ₹77.71 lakh in Jamnagar

    Gujarat police seized IMFL and beer worth ₹77.71 lakh (over ₹1 crore total) in Jamnagar, arresting three and naming 13 wanted, under a raid led by Inspector P.P. Brahmbhatt.

Sources

aajsamaaj.com · abtakmedia.com · acvila30.ro · bhaskarhindi.com · bhaskarlive.in · gujaratmitra.in · khabarchhe.com · samacharnama.com · socialnews.xyz · udaipurkiran.com

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