IMFL worth Rs 65L seized in two raids

Rajkot: A total of 15,600 bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 65.24 lakh were seized in two raids carried out in Rapar of Kutch and Surendranagar on Monday.
In Bhimasar village near Rapar, 13,260 IMFL bottles worth Rs 56.33 lakh were seized from a tanker that used to contain LPG.
“The driver of the tanker and the cleaner fled before we conducted the raid. We are investigating on the basis of the registration number of the tanker about its owner from whom we can get the details about the liquor supplier,” said D M Zala, inspector with Rapar police station.
In Surendranagar district, a total of 2,340 IMFL bottles worth Rs 8.91 lakh were seized from Sejatpar village near Sayla. “We had received a tip-off that the distribution of IMFL bottles was being carried out at Sejatpar village, following which we raided the spot. However, the bootleggers got the whiff of our action and fled before we could reach the spot,” said D M Dhol, inspector with Surendranagar LCB. “We got the names of three bootleggers identified as Mangru Khawad, Anirudh Khawad and Jaka Khawad involved in the crime. Apart from the liquor bottles, we have seized one utility vehicle and a tractor with a trolley from the spot,” added Dhol.