illegal liquor

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...

Ranchi, March 12 – In yet another crackdown on corruption in Jharkhand, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted raids in two districts on Thursday, arresting a police sub-inspector in Koderma and a woman Panchayat secretary in Gumla for allegedly accepting bribes.In the Koderma district...

New Delhi, March 12 The Delhi Police has arrested 40 people and apprehended a minor during an overnight operation against organized and street crime in Rohini, an official said on Thursday.The operation, conducted on the night of March 11 and 12, was part of a crackdown on illegal possession...

Ahmedabad, March 9 Liquor worth more than Rs 42 crore was seized from checkposts along Gujarat's borders with Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in the past two years, the state government informed the assembly on Monday.Gujarat is a dry state where prohibition is in effect.Responding to a...

Kolkata, March 4 – Kolkata Police arrested 330 people on charges of indecent behaviour and drunkenness on the day of Dol Yatra, the police said on Wednesday.Strict security arrangements were made across the city since Tuesday morning to avoid any untoward incident. Police patrols were...

Chandauli (UP), March 3 Police here have seized 1,028 cartons containing approximately 10,000 litres of illegal liquor being transported from Punjab to Bihar in a truck, and arrested the driver, an official said on Tuesday.Superintendent of Police Aditya Langhe said the seized illegal liquor...

Imphal, March 2 – Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh emphasized the need for strict monitoring of foreign liquor consumption and intensified action to curb illegal liquor activities across the state on Monday.The Chief Minister flagged off five new vehicles for the Excise Department...

Shimla, March 1 A total of 145 locations were searched during the anti-drug operation conducted by the Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday, an official said.During the search, 406 grams of charas, 19.236 grams of chitta (heroin), 124 grams of poppy husk (chura-post), and 465,100 millilitres of...

Patna, February 28 – In a significant breakthrough during the ongoing anti-liquor campaign, the Khajekalan Police Station in Patna recovered approximately 480 litres of foreign liquor during a raid in the Ghasiyari Gali area.The police acted on specific information that a large consignment of...

Guwahati, February 27 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that three individuals have been arrested for allegedly smuggling banned Yaba tablets worth approximately Rs 4 crore and liquor in two separate operations carried out by the state police.He praised the police personnel for the...

New Delhi, February 25 A 25-year-old man was arrested in central Delhi on Wednesday while transporting 1,000 bottles of illicit liquor in an e-rickshaw without a number plate, police said.The accused, identified as Rohit, a resident of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested from Nehru...

Patna, February 21 – In a major crackdown against illicit liquor, the Excise Department destroyed over 12,000 litres of alcohol in the Gopalganj area of Bihar.Indian and foreign liquor worth crores of rupees was destroyed using bulldozers in a high-security operation.The operation was...