Crackdown on illicit liquor: 2 lakh litres of lahan seized near Sutlej
(WorldNews India)

The Ludhiana police, in a major crackdown on illicit liquor manufacturers, recovered at least 2 lakh liters of lahan (raw material used to prepare illicit liquor) from a village on the banks of river Sutlej on Ludhiana-Jalandhar border Saturday late. Police said that a raid was conducted at village Bholewal Jadid and at least 2 lakh liters of lahan (kacchi daaru) and 55 liters of illicit liquor was recovered. Two accused were arrested from the spot, while their five accomplices managed to escape. An FIR under the sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act was registered in the matter at Ladhowal police station. ASI Satnam Singh from Ladhowal police station, investigating officer in the case,...