Excise department destroys 15000 litres of Lahan

Ludhiana, May 28: rajiv kumar

Continuing its drive against the illicit liquor in view of the general elections, Excise department on Tuesday destroyed 15000 litres of lahan after conducting raids in different villages of the district.

The teams led by Excise Inspector Harshpinder Singh, Balkaran Singh along with police and supporting staff raided villages Sherewal and Baghiyan, Kanian Hussaini in Sidhwan Bet. During the search, teams covered nearly about 10-15 kms area alongside the river bank and made detection of 2 iron drums, 1 Pot and approximately 15000 litres lahan in plastic tarpaulins being unclaimed and was later destroyed outside the river bank.

Meanwhile, DEO Sakshi Sawhney directed the enforcement agencies to work with utmost dedication to ensure free, fair and transparent elections in the district.

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