Port Blair, Aug 6: In a prompt action against the bootleggers and illegal sale of liquor, a Special Raid Team of South Andaman Sub Division arrested one person in Excise Raid conducted on 27/07/2023 and seized 197 bottles of IMFL.

Acting on specific information SDPO (S/A) Sub Division Special Raid Team comprising HC/2444 Muthu Kumar, PC/774 A Vellaiswamy, PC/1410 D. Raju and PC/2692 Rita Kumari conducted raid at a Pan Shop at Bathubasti. During the raid 197 bottles of IMFL comprising 18 Nos. 750 ml IMFL bottles, 48 Nos. 375 ml IMFL bottles and 131 Nos. 180 ml IMFL bottles were seized and one person namely D. Sathiyendran S/o Shri Duraisamy 41yrs, Pan Shopkeeper R/o Prothrapur was arrested after observing all codal formalities. An excise case was registered against him at PS Pahargaon.

The entire raid took place under the supervision of Shri. Sunny Gupta, IPS, SDPO (South Andaman).

The general public is requested to share information pertaining to any crime or other illegal activities to police at 100, 112, 03192-232405 & 03192-250525. The identity of the informant will be kept secret.