illegal liquor

Patna, April 8 – In a strong political attack, JJD National President Tej Pratap Yadav has criticized the liquor prohibition policy in Bihar, claiming that the ban has completely failed despite being in effect for nearly a decade.His remarks come in the wake of the recent spurious liquor...

New Delhi, April 7 An illegal liquor supply network operating through a quick online delivery application has been uncovered in outer Delhi, with police arresting two people and seizing illicit liquor transported from Haryana, an official said on Tuesday.The racket functioned by exploiting...

New Delhi, April 7 – The Delhi Police arrested two individuals on Tuesday for their involvement in an online illicit liquor delivery racket operating through logistics platforms in West Delhi. The operation was carried out by a team from the Paschim Vihar East police station.According to...

New Delhi, April 4 An excise department team seized a container in northwest Delhi's Samaypur Badli area on Saturday that was being used as an illegal liquor storage facility, officials said.The team seized 187 cartons of illicit liquor worth more than Rs 5 lakh from the container parked in...

Patna, April 4 – The situation in parts of East Champaran in Bihar has become dire, as the hooch tragedy continues to take its toll.In the Turkaulia and Raghunathpur areas of the district, fear and mourning have become a part of everyday life, with the death toll rising to six after one more...

Patna, April 3 – Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, has questioned the effectiveness of the prohibition policy after several people died in a fresh hooch tragedy in the East Champaran district.According to reports, at least four people have died after consuming...

New Delhi, April 1 In a 48-hour crackdown under "Operation Kavach 13.0," the Delhi Police arrested 267 drug offenders in 229 cases, detained individuals, and seized significant quantities of contraband, an official said on Wednesday.The operation, conducted between March 29 and 31 across all...

Kolkata, March 30 – The Excise Department has seized a large quantity of raw materials and equipment used in the manufacture of fake liquor in Siliguri, West Bengal, a senior Election Commission official said on Monday.According to reports, approximately 1,560 litres of OP spirit (surgical...

Latur, March 29 The Latur police registered 74 cases and seized illegal liquor worth Rs 4.19 lakh during a 21-hour operation that ended at 2 am on Sunday, an official said.The seized items included illicit liquor, chemicals, distillation units, drums, plastic containers, and stocks of country...

Patna, March 24 – A police raid in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, uncovered an illegal liquor party, leading to the arrest of a bakery owner and a watchman attached to the Saraiya Police Station, officials said on Tuesday. They also added that three women, who had been confined in a room, were rescued...

New Delhi, March 22 Hours after criticizing her own BJP-ruled municipal corporation (MCD) over the seizure of illegal liquor during a surprise inspection in Delhi's Chandni Chowk area on Sunday, Satya Sharma, the chairperson of the MCD's Standing Committee, stated that the matter was one of...

New Delhi, March 22 More than 60 people were arrested during a four-day anti-crime operation in Rohini, a northwestern Delhi area, the police said on Sunday, adding that the operation targeted organized and street crime.The operation, conducted from March 18 to 21, involved 44 teams carrying...

New Delhi, March 22 Illegal liquor was seized in the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi during a surprise inspection led by MCD Standing Committee Chairperson Satya Sharma on Sunday, officials said.In a statement and video shared on her official X handle, Sharma alleged lapses on the part of...

New Delhi, March 20 – In a major crackdown on interstate trade of illicit liquor, the Special Staff of Dwarka District Police on Friday busted an organized network and arrested a key accused, seizing a large consignment along with a vehicle used for transportation.As part of the ongoing...

Indore, March 17 A group of people threw stones at a police team confiscating illegal liquor in the district, injuring a sub-inspector and another personnel, an official said on Tuesday.Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house in Simrod village late Monday night, said Deputy Superintendent...

Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka Excise Minister R B Timmapur told the Assembly on Tuesday that the state government will introduce new laws with strict measures aimed at preventing the illegal sale of liquor.He advocated for stricter action against individuals involved in selling chloral hydrate...

Patna, March 16 – A suspected liquor trader was injured and arrested during a police encounter in Saran district, Bihar, officials said on Monday.The incident occurred in the border area between the Mashrakh and Panapur police stations late Sunday night.According to an official, the accused...

Thane, March 14 The Maharashtra Excise Department has busted a major inter-state illegal liquor racket operating in Thane district, seizing contraband worth Rs 32 lakh after conducting multiple raids over the last four days, an official said on Saturday.Officials intercepted two four-wheelers...

Saran (Bihar), March 13 The death toll in a suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar's Saran district rose to five on Friday after two more people died while receiving treatment, officials said.One of the two men had been arrested on Thursday on charges of possessing illicit liquor.The incident...

New Delhi, March 12 The excise department in Delhi has intensified its crackdown on illegal liquor, registering 816 FIRs and seizing around 1.5 lakh bottles of illicit liquor between January 1, 2025 and March 3, 2026, according to government data.The figures suggest a sharp increase in...