Gurugram police use drones to bust illegal distillery; 7 held

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The Gurugram police used drones to locate and bust an illegal distillery near Rithoj village in Sohna area on Tuesday, reported PTI. The police nabbed seven people and seized 1,600 litres of raw liquor material, officials said on Tuesday.

As per the PTI report, the raid was conducted in the hilly area near Rithoj village in Sohna area and seven people, including a minor, were held, police said.

According to officials, 1,600 litres of raw liquor material (Laahan) and about 50 litres of raw alcohol were recovered from the spot.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Station House Officer (SHO) of Bhondsi police station Inspector Mahender Pathak, on Monday conducted reconnaissance using drones, the police said.

They discovered a distillery for making illegal raw liquor in the hilly area near Rithoj village and raided the site, they said.

"To escape the police, the furnace was installed by the accused in a deserted area of the hill and the roads to reach the furnace were also narrow. The area was raided with drones, as a result of which Gurugram Police has achieved this success," Station House Officer (SHO) of Bhondsi police station Mahender Pathak.

All the accused identified as Sacche, Ganga, Manoj, Anil, Khemchand, residents of Rithoj village, Munshiram from Sahajawas village and one minor were held on the spot, the police said.

SHO Pathak said that all the accused will be thoroughly interrogated and the police will try to identify their other accomplices involved in the operation of this distillery.

A further probe is underway, he added.

Mumbai: NCB nabs man who was absconding for five years after drug bust

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has apprehended one Ummer Sidhik Daigoli, who had been absconding since 2019 after a charas syndicate racket was busted by the authorities. Daigoli was arrested from Delhi when he was trying to flee to Bangkok on May 31.

"In May 2019, the NCB's Mumbai Zonal Unit seized 2.763 kg of charas and 83 strips of Pregabalin while raiding a hotel in Andheri. The charas and Pregabalin capsules were concealed in a cricket kit that was supposed to be sent to Qatar," said an NCB officer. According to the police, during the investigation, it was revealed that six people had been involved in this matter and while they apprehended five accused, the sixth - Daigoli - was absconding," said the officer.

The officer added, "We had established that Daigoli was involved in the racket and was in touch with the five other accused. One of them, Jamshad Mallick Kuppatil, revealed that he was working under his instructions. Mallick was asked to hand over the consignment of 3 kg of charas to another accused Muhammad Khashiful Minhaj. The consignment was a packet in a carrier and was supposed to be sent to Qatar and hence we had issued Daigoli several notices but he deliberately ignored all of them."

The NCB eventually issued a look-out circular against Daigoli. The police at the Delhi airport on May 31 alerted the authorities that Daigoli was trying to flee to Bangkok. A Mumbai police team went to Delhi and he was produced in the esplanade court on a transit remand.

2.763 kg
Amount of charas seized by NCB