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May 15, 2025, 08:35 PM - 3 min read
In a major crackdown on illicit liquor trade, excise officials in Patiala recovered over 600 litres of spurious liquor from drains and fields in Hajipur village, located on the outskirts of the district. The operation, triggered by intelligence inputs and intensified following the recent hooch tragedy in Amritsar’s Majitha, uncovered plastic jars of hooch hidden in a sewage drain and buried in five-foot-deep pits near a village pond.
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May 14, 2025, 06:36 PM - 3 min read
The Punjab Police have arrested two traders from Delhi in connection with the Amritsar hooch tragedy, which has now claimed 23 lives. The accused, identified as Ravinder Jain and Rishabh Jain, were taken into custody by the Amritsar Rural Police for allegedly supplying raw materials used in the production of spurious liquor.
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April 4, 2025, 07:24 PM - 2 min read
The department has been actively cracking down on violations of prohibition laws. As of March 31, approximately 9.36 lakh cases have been registered for such violations, leading to the arrest of around 14.32 lakh individuals.
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November 25, 2024, 10:19 PM - 1 min read
Over 1000 bottles of liquor along with multiple containers of beer was meant to be transported to Gujarat, which is a dry state. Notably, the Gurugram has the lowest liquor prices in the NCR region.
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November 6, 2024, 04:14 PM - 2 min read
Speaking on Wednesday, Chauhan said that a campaign is being run to make Lamblu gram panchayat drug-free and expressed his gratitude towards the women folk for helping him in this drive.
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October 17, 2024, 04:33 PM - 5 min read
The suspected hooch tragedy triggered a political blame game with opposition parties questioning the efficacy of the ban on the sale and consumption of liquor, imposed by the Nitish Kumar government more than eight years ago.
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October 16, 2024, 07:25 PM - 3 min read
Villagers alleged that the victims had consumed spurious liquor on Tuesday night, after which they fell ill.
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