Gurugram police use drones to bust illegal distillery; 7 held

The Gurugram police used drones to locate and bust an illegal distillery near Rithoj village in Sohna area on Tuesday reported PTI The police nabbed seven people and seized 1600 litres of raw liquor material officials said on TuesdayAs per the PTI report the raid was conducted in the hilly area near Rithoj village in Sohna area and seven people including a minor were held police saidAccording to officials 1600 litres of raw liquor material Laahan and about 50 litres of raw alcohol were recovered from the spotActing on a tipoff a police team led by Station House Officer SHO of Bhondsi police station Inspector Mahender Pathak on Monday conducted reconnaissance using drones the police saidThey discovered a distillery for making illegal raw liquor in the hilly area near Rithoj village and raided the site they saidTo escape the police the furnace was installed by the accused in a deserted area of the hill and the roads to reach the furnace were also narrow The area was raided with drones as a result of which Gurugram Police has achieved this success Station House Officer SHO of Bhondsi police station Mahender PathakAll the accused identified as Sacche Ganga Manoj Anil Khemchand residents of Rithoj village Munshiram from Sahajawas village and one minor were held on the spot the police saidSHO Pathak said that all the accused will be thoroughly interrogated and the police will try to identify their other accomplices involved in the operation of this distilleryA further probe is underway he addedMumbai NCB nabs man who was absconding for five years after drug bustThe Narcotics Control Bureau NCB has apprehended one Ummer Sidhik Daigoli who had been absconding since 2019 after a charas syndicate racket was busted by the authorities Daigoli was arrested from Delhi when he was trying to flee to Bangkok on May 31ldquoIn May 2019 the NCBrsquos Mumbai Zonal Unit seized 2763 kg of charas and 83 strips of Pregabalin while raiding a hotel in Andheri The charas and Pregabalin capsules were concealed in a cricket kit that was supposed to be sent to Qatarrdquo said an NCB officer According to the police during the investigation it was revealed that six people had been involved in this matter and while they apprehended five accused the sixthmdashDaigolimdashwas abscondingrdquo said the officerThe officer added ldquoWe had established that Daigoli was involved in the racket and was in touch with the five other accused One of them Jamshad Mallick Kuppatil revealed that he was working under his instructions Mallick was asked to hand over the consignment of 3 kg of charas to another accused Muhammad Khashiful Minhaj The consignment was a packet in a carrier and was supposed to be sent to Qatar and hence we had issued Daigoli several notices but he deliberately ignored all of themrdquoThe NCB eventually issued a lookout circular against Daigoli The police at the Delhi airport on May 31 alerted the authorities that Daigoli was trying to flee to Bangkok A Mumbai police team went to Delhi and he was produced in the esplanade court on a transit remand2763 kgAmount of charas seized by NCB