Port Blair, Aug 12: In fight against bootlegging and sale of liquor illicitly, on 11/08/2024, the police team of PS Swaraj Dweep achieved a major success and seized a huge quantity of 1287 Nos. of different measures of sealed IMFL bottles and arrest of one individual.

Upon credible information regarding possession of huge quantity of IMFL by a person with the intension of selling it illegally, swiftly a raiding team was constituted, comprising of HC Kuldip Singh, HC (D) Nishal Ruben Ekka, IRBn HC N. Birender Surin, PCs Mohammed Sharif, G. Dev Raju, PC(D) P. Jagan, PC (D) Taposh Mistry, CTs Mahesh Sing and P. Mahesh Babu, led by Inspector K. Abdul Nasir, SHO PS Swaraj Dweep.

The team conducted raid in two rooms adjacent to the shop of Sujan Sikder S/o Shri Sukharanjan sikder (47) Yrs R/o Govind Nagar No 2, Swaraj Dweep and recovered 1287 Nos. of different measures of sealed IMFL bottles. The recovered IMFL was seized on the spot and accused person Sujan Sikder was arrested and brought to PS Swaraj Dweep after observing all codal formalities. The total estimate value of seized IMFL liquor is Rs.3,33,820/.

The above operation was conducted under the Supervision of Shri Firoj Alam, DANIPS, SDPO, Swaraj Dweep and overall Supervision of Smti. Niharika Bhatt, IPS, Superintendent of Police, South Andaman.

General public are urged to pass information related to illegal activities with Police on the following Numbers 112 (ERSS), 03192-232100 (Police Control Room), 03192-282405 (Police Station Swaraj Dweep), 9434270033 (SHO, PS Swaraj Dweep) and 9531856151 (SDPO, Swaraj Dweep). The informant will be suitably rewarded and identity will be kept secret.