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Excise sleuths conduct raids in Kathua, 3500 Kgs of Lahan destroyed.

Excise sleuths conduct raids in Kathua, 3500 Kgs of Lahan destroyed.

Kathua, June 12, 2021

Excise Department destroyed 3500 Kgs of Lahan during different raids carried out to arrest the menace of illicit distillation and sale of illicit liquor in Excise Range Kathua.

On the directions of the Worthy Excise Commissioner, Sh.Rahul Sharma and supervision of Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive), Jammu Smt. Kusum Sharma, a team of Excise Range Kathua led by ETO, Excise Range Kathua Sh. Virender Kumar, comprising of Inspectors Excise Razi Ahmad, Aman Sharma SI Sanjeev Kumar , Amit Sharma, HG Naginder Kumar, Excise Guards Kewal Krishan and Pardeep Singh raided the Marheen, Sumwan, Padyari and Upper Sakta Chack area of Kathua district to arrest the menace of illicit distillation of liquor.

In the process 3500 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 & later destroyed on spot.