Rohit Kumar
Port Blair, 27 May 2021
Police is continuously conducting search for illicit liquor and handia in jungles and destroying them. On 26th May, a search team of PS Rangat found and destroyed 14 tins of Lahan in the jungle. Based on an information, a police team conducted search in Shyamkund jungle area of Bakultala, where they found 14 full tins of fermented Lahan. The police team destroyed the illegal Lahan.
Since the liquor shops are closed, some people have been trying to use this as an opportunity to push handia and illicit liquor into the market. Two such individuals were arrested in PS Kadamtala on 27th May possession of Handia. The persons were booked for the violation of the Excise Regulation and a total of around 20 Kg Handia was recovered from them.
Police has appealed to the general public to stay away from such locally produced spirits as it will get them into legal trouble and may also have disastrous effects on their health.