7,000 litres of illicit liquor seized in Punjab's Tarn Taran

Punjab Police on Wednesday seized 7,000 litres of illicit liquor from Tarn Taran district during an operation carried out with help of drones equipped with cameras. operation was carried out in Mand area of Marrar vill in Harike alongside Satluj riverine area in district, y said A manhunt has been launched to track seven people named as accused in case, Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta said in an official statement here, adding that all suspects are natives of nearby vills.

Seven boats were also recovered from spot, six working stills were also found and destroyed at site itself, he said. raid in Mand was carried out by police personnel in close coordination with state excise and forest departments, he added. Giving details of raid, Gupta said a massive search operation was launched in marshy areas with help of drones mounted with HD cameras to pinpoint exact location of working stills and activity of suspicious persons in grassland.

Trained operators specially requisitioned from Punjab Armed Police, Jalandhar, were pressed into service to conduct a recce of approximately 2 sq. km area a day prior to raid, he said. area is t accessible due to tall elephant grass. Hence, drones were used, he added.

foot from drone cameras was shown to residents of nearby vills to identify suspects. Daler Singh, Kulbir Singh, Laly, Manjit Singh, Fuman Singh, Mohan Singh and Balwinder Singh alias Nimma have been named as accused on basis of information provided by locals, DGP said. An FIR has been registered under Excise Act, according to police. Recently, over 120 people died in Punjab's Tarn Taran, Batala and Amritsar districts after consuming illicit liquor.