Raipur. According to the intention of the government, Senior Superintendent of Police Prashant Aggarwal has directed all the police gazetted officers, station in-charges including in-charges of anti-crime and cyber units to stop smuggling of liquor coming from other states as well as in relation to people buying and selling liquor illegally. After investigation, instructions have been given to take action. In view of which, all the police gazetted officers of Raipur Police and in-charge ACCU. Along with collecting information in this regard, police station in-charges are also collecting information through other means along with appointing informers.
In the same sequence, on 27.12.2023, Kabir Nagar police station received information that a person has kept liquor in a bag near the empty plot bush of Sita Nagar under Kabir Nagar police station area and is planning to sell it. On which, on the instructions of senior officers, the said person was traced and the person was identified and caught. On enquiry, he revealed his name as Deepak Kumar Giri, resident of Hirapur, Kabir Nagar police station near Ram Janaki Temple, Raipur.
When the team members searched the bag he was carrying, it was found to contain country liquor. When Deepak Kumar Giri was asked for valid documents regarding the possession of liquor, he was continuously trying to mislead the team members by not presenting any kind of document. On which the accused Deepak Kumar Giri was arrested and 42 pauvas of country liquor worth about Rs 4,620/- were seized from his possession and crime number 256/23 under section 34(2) of the Excise Act was registered against the accused in Kabir Nagar police station. Tax action was taken.
Arrested accused – Deepak Kumar Giri, father Anil Giri, age 22 years, resident of Hirapur, near Ram Janaki Mandir, police station Kabir Nagar Raipur.
