KATHUA/AKHNOOR: In order to curb the menace of illicit distillation of liquor, Excise Department Jammu tightened its noose on violators of the various provisions of the J&K Excise Act in entire Jammu division.
On the directions of the Excise Commissioner Mohd. Javed Khan and supervision of Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive), Jammu Syed Muried Hussain Shah, the Excise Team Kathua led by ETO Excise Range Kathua, Mr Vikas Anand, Inspectors Excise Arun Kumar and Sanjeev Khajuria along with Excise Guards Balbir Singh and Mohd. Ramzan raided the Chibbachak, Ladhuchak and Banyari areas of Kathua district to arrest the menace of illicit distillation of liquor.
In the process more than 700 Kgs of Lahan and 20 pouches of illicit liquor was recovered by the raiding team from state land & later destroyed on spot.
Meanwhile in Akhnoor, a party of Police Station Akhnoor led by Shiv Dev Singh Jamwal SHO, on an information about liquor distillation conducted a raid at village Panokhar and destroyed 50 Ltrs. Lahan. Utensils used for preparing illicit liquor were seized. A case vide FIR No.269/2017 was registered.