In a major crackdown, the Excise Department and the police in Sirsa uncovered a large network involved in liquor smuggling on Friday night. During a raid in the Rupana Bishnoian area, the authorities seized over 1,600 cartons of illegal liquor from an animal warehouse. Among those arrested was former Sarpanch Bansilal, along with four others.
The operation was carried out after Excise Inspector Surendra Kataria and his team received a tip-off. Acting on the information, officials conducted a raid, during which they also confiscated two trucks and a pickup vehicle loaded with illegal liquor. Additionally, they discovered liquor manufacturing machines, fake holograms, and counterfeit labels, which were being used to make fake liquor appear genuine.
