KalolAn hour agoAuthor: Hardik Prajapati
- A sting operation was conducted by DB Digital on the dhikta trade of country liquor in Kalol
- Talks of getting any ‘special’ permission to trade after 8pm
Even after the Chakchari racket in Barwala, the booming trade of country liquor is still going on in Kalol taluka, which was conducted by Divya Bhaskar Digital in a sting operation. Whenever we go to buy liquor, the bootleggers say, come after 8 pm, only then we will give you liquor. During the day, liquor bootleggers are saying that ‘business is closed now’, on the basis of which there are discussions that the bootleggers have got some ‘special’ permission to sell liquor after 8 pm following the crackdown.
Bootleggers managed to continue their business even under the nose of the police.
70 bootleggers caught in 200 reds of country liquor
The Gandhinagar district police called a crackdown on the local liquor stores as soon as they came across the Lattha incident in Barwala. In the last five days, the police has washed 2200 liters of country liquor by making 230 reds at different places and has registered a case against 90 bootleggers and taken legal action.
A bottle of liquor costs 20 or 30 rupees.
Sting operation at Kalol city and Piyaj-Borisana village
Divya Bhaskar Digital conducted a sting operation near the temple of Ambaji Mata in Kalol City area as well as in Piyaj and Borisana villages of the taluka, where the dangerous trade of country liquor was going on. If you go to buy a bottle of liquor with the country liquor bootleggers, they say that it is very strict now, save it and take it! Also, it was seen that bootleggers were charging 20 rupees and 30 rupees for a pot in some places.
Business closed during the day, the hustle and bustle starts after 8 at night.
Even under the nose of the police, business continues
Even within Kalol Taluk and Kalol City of Gandhinagar district, country liquor bootleggers have managed to continue their business even under the nose of the police. Kalol city, Kalol taluk, Adalaj, Mansa and Santaj police in Kalol division have arrested five bootleggers with 29 reds and estimated quantity of around 900 liters of country liquor and 12 bootleggers managed to escape.
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On the one hand, the Home Minister has taken a notable action by taking action against the police officers. At that time, the trade of country liquor is still running rampant in Kalol city and taluka of the state capital Gandhinagar district. Now it remains to be seen what action the Kalol City and Taluka Police take in this regard.
