Gandhinagar, June 29 (IANS) The State Monitoring Cell (SMC) of Gujarat Police carried out a prohibition raid in Lavarpur village of Gandhinagar district on Monday, leading to the seizure of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), vehicles, mobile phones and cash collectively valued at Rs 25.26 lakh, police said.
According to officials, the raid was conducted under provisions of the Gujarat Prohibition Act Sections 65(A)(E), 81, 83, 98(2) and 116(B), along with Section 111(2)(b), 111(3) and 111(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Police recovered 3,127 bottles of IMFL valued at Rs 14,19,265 during the operation. Two vehicles were also seized, including a car valued at Rs 10 lakh and a two-wheeler valued at Rs 50,000.
In addition, two mobile phones worth Rs 10,500 and cash amounting to Rs 46,950, allegedly from liquor sales, were also recovered. The total value of the seized property was estimated at Rs 25,26,715.
Two accused were arrested and handed over to Dabhoda Police Station. They have been identified as Rajan Patel of Magodi village in Gandhinagar district and Ajit Thakor of Thakorvas in Lavarpur village.
Four accused remain absconding. Police identified them as Manoj Thakor of Lavarpur, Kailash Adivasi, Jivab Bangu and Mukesh Devasi, all stated to be residents of Kherwara in Rajasthan.
Investigators said efforts are underway to trace and apprehend them.
Recently, the Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC) seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) valued at more than Rs 63 lakh and arrested a truck driver during a prohibition raid in Surendranagar district.
The raid was conducted by the SMC at the Hotel Nagaraj compound in Dhedhuki village of Sayla taluka. A truck trailer allegedly being used to transport liquor was intercepted and searched, leading to the recovery of 21,574 bottles and cans of IMFL valued at Rs 63,09,300 lakh.
In a similar action in Gandhinagar district, the Local Crime Branch seized over 5,200 litres of illegal liquor during a raid in the Dabhoda police station limits, underlining ongoing enforcement operations against prohibited liquor activities in the region.
In another case, police recently seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor worth over Rs 16 lakh along with a vehicle during a prohibition raid in Gandhinagar, with multiple accused remaining wanted in connection with the case.
–IANS
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