Amritsar, March 13
Amritsar rural police on Saturday busted 12 illegal stills running at Kotla Sakka village under the Rajasansi police station here.
During the nine-hour operation, the police confiscated 360 litres of illicit liquor besides 1.26 lakh kg of lahan, and 1,830 kg of jaggery, and yeast for preparing lahan.
The police also rescued two migrants—who were forced to distil the liquor—and upkeep the cattle. Following this, the owner of the house was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Bonded Labour Act.
SSP Dhruv Dahiya led the operation that started around 6 pm and ended around 3 am.
Twelve tarpaulins, 24 drums, 20 cans, 12 LPG cylinders, four bikes and two cars—which were used to transport liquor—were also seized by the police.
This is the fourth raid conducted by the rural police in the past 15 days. Earlier, raids were held at Khiyala Kala, Lakhuwal and Chhapa Ram Singh villages.
“The accused had formed six concrete pits for storing lahan, which was further used for manufacturing illicit liquor,” said the police authorities.
The police have arrested 12 people.
