SHAHKOT
The Shahkot police have booked four unidentified persons on the charges of brewing illicit country-made liquor.
The investigating officer (IO) Harbhajan Lal h said that the accused were brewing illicit liquor at Dhussi Bandh of the Sutlej River near Ram Pur village. A police raided the spot and recovered 99 bottles s of hooch, 320 litters Lahann(raw liquor) and utensils for brewing and storing lahann were recovered from the spot but the accused managed to flee.
IO said a case under sections 61/1/14 of the Excise Act has been registered against the accused.
The police also arrested Surjit Singh of Parjian village with 9 bottles of hooch and released him on bail said IO Daljit Singh.