Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer worth over Rs 48.35 lakh during a prohibition raid in Kutch district, with the total value of seized property reaching Rs 78.57 lakh, officials said on Monday. According to the State Monitoring Cell, the operation was carried out under the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik as part of the ongoing crackdown on illegal liquor and gambling activit…
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Gandhinagar, July 22 (IANS) An alleged bootlegger who had been absconding since 2023 and was wanted in seven prohibition cases across Gujarat was arrested by the State Monitoring Cell after being traced to a new residence in Ahmedabad, officials said on Wednesday.According to the officials, the arrest followed directions from Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik to intensify action not only against illegal liquor, gambling and other unlawful activities but also against absconding accused …
Mahisagar (Gujarat), July 12 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell on Sunday seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and other property worth over Rs 1.86 crore from a warehouse in Mahisagar district, arresting seven people while booking two juveniles and naming 16 others as wanted in connection with an alleged interstate liquor smuggling network. The operation was carried out after Police Sub-Inspector J.S. Rajput of the State Monitoring Cell conducted a prohibition raid at warehou…
Kheda/Anand, July 6 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell has seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and other property valued at more than Rs 56 lakh in two separate prohibition raids carried out in Kheda and Anand districts, leading to the registration of prohibition cases and action against multiple accused. According to officials, the operations were carried out following instructions from the Director General of Police (DGP), G.S. Malik, to take legal action against illegal li…
Botad, June 20 (IANS) The Gujarat State Monitoring Cell (SMC) on Saturday seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) valued at around Rs 40.73 lakh during a prohibition raid in Botad district, while six accused have been declared wanted in connection with the case. According to the SMC, the raid was carried out near Anida village on the Sanjavadar Road in Gadhada taluka of Botad district.The operation was conducted on premises allegedly linked to Vikram Goletar and falls under the jurisdiction of …
Ahmedabad, June 10 (IANS) The Gujarat State Monitoring Cell (SMC) seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth more than Rs 1.49 crore during a prohibition raid on the Vadodara-Ahmedabad Express Highway near Bibipura village in Ahmedabad Rural, officials said on Wednesday. The operation was carried out during the night of June 9-10 near Bibipura in Daskroi taluka.Acting on specific information, an SMC team led by Police Inspector Y.J. Rathod intercepted a Tata truck allegedly transporting a la…
Rajkot, June 6 (IANS) A consignment of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth more than Rs 63 lakh was seized from a truck parked at a hotel on the Rajkot-Bhavnagar highway during a prohibition raid conducted by the State Monitoring Cell (SMC) on Saturday, officials said. According to the SMC, the raid was carried out at the parking area of Tulsi Hotel near Halenda village under the jurisdiction of Aji Dam Police Station in Rajkot city.During the operation, officers recovered 5,280 bottles of I…
Ahmedabad, April 2 (IANS) Foreign liquor worth around Rs 81.92 lakh was seized during a raid by the State Monitoring Cell (SMC) near Chharodi village on the Sanand-Viramgam highway in Ahmedabad Rural, officials said on Thursday, as part of an operation targeting an alleged illegal supply network. According to investigators, a total of 11,332 bottles of foreign liquor of various brands were recovered from an open plot belonging to Mansi Industries.The liquor was found to have been manufactu…
Vadodara, Jan 27 (IANS) Former India cricketer Jacob Martin was taken into custody after his luxury sports utility vehicle allegedly struck three parked cars while being driven in an intoxicated condition in Vadodara, Gujarat, during the early hours of Tuesday, officials said. He was later released on bail, while his vehicle was impounded for further examination.The accident occurred at around 2.30 am in the Akota locality when Martin was travelling from the Akota area towards his home on OP Roa…