Karwar: Excise department busts massive storage of illegal Goan liquor; 2,440 litres liquor seized
Authorities believe it was stored to attract voters during LS Election
Karwar: In a major bust of illegal liquor smuggling, Karwar excise department in a joint operation with Karwar police on Friday raided a house in the city. The raiding team seized illegal Goan liquor worth Rupees over seven lakh here.
The seized liquor is about 2440 litres and is worth Rs. 7.15 lakh.
In a statement after the raid, Excise Deputy Commissioner L A Manjunath, said that such a huge quantity of illegal liquor being stored in a house raises suspicion about how did it crossed the borders despite have check-posts on the state border.
“It’s a big seizure and raises doubts over how it entered the state. There is all the possibility that it was stored to be used during Lok Sabha election to attract voters” he said.
The house which was raided belongs to Sitaram Prabhakar and is located near National Highway of Amadalli village in Karwar.
The owner of the house along with others managed to escape from the scene and are reportedly absconding since then.
“We have launched a manhunt for them. They will be arrested soon and further investigations will take place. We are committed to source the roots of this illegal smuggling of inter-state liquor ahead of elections” Manjunath added.
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First-year BTech student from Bihar found dead in Greater Noida hostel
Noida (PTI): A 24-year-old BTech student from Bihar was found dead in his hostel room on Wednesday, with police treating it as a suspected case of suicide.
The deceased, Akashdeep, a native of the Gaya district in Bihar, was pursuing a BTech course at Delhi Technical College (DTC) and staying at SNH Residency hostel near the institute in Greater Noida's Knowledge Park area, police said.
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Knowledge Park police station in-charge Sarvesh Chandra said the student was sharing the hostel accommodation with a friend. "On Tuesday evening, when Akashdeep did not come out of his room for a long time, the hostel staff and his friends alerted the police," he said.
The body was found hanging from the ceiling fan, and a purported suicide note mentioning academic pressure and stress was recovered from the spot, Chandra said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, and further investigation is underway, the police added.
