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Time of India
9 hours ago
- Time of India
390 check posts in border dists to prevent liquor movement ahead of elections
Patna: The Bihar Police headquarters on Tuesday announced to set up 390 check posts in 23 border districts to prevent illicit liquor movement ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The police have also identified locations for an additional 161 check posts in bordering states. As many as 10 teams of special operations group (SOG) under the prohibition unit have been deployed to keep tabs on the liquor trade. On an average, the SOG has been recovering 75,000 litre liquor every month. Amit Kumar Jain, ADG (weaker sections), during a press conference, highlighted increased liquor seizures, arrests and strategic inter-state operations. This year till June, over 16 lakh litre liquor worth over Rs 74 crore has been recovered in the state, marking a 12% increase in average monthly seizures, compared to 2024, he said. The units are especially keeping an eye on hooch traders to prevent incidents of poisoning, even as no such case has been reported this year, added Jain. In order to curb cross-border smuggling, the SOG conducted a total of 19 operations outside the state — seven in Jharkhand, 10 in Uttar Pradesh and two in Chhattisgarh — till July 2025 this year, seizing a total of around 95,000 litre Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), and 16 large and six small vehicles, according to a release by the Bihar PHQ. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas Prices In Dubai Might Be More Affordable Than You Think Villas In Dubai | Search Ads Get Quote Undo The crackdown on liquor-related offences has also led to a substantial number of arrests. "This year till June, a total of 63,442 individuals have been arrested. Over 61% of them were consumers and 39% liquor traders and distributors. The police have also identified 305 wanted accused from other states and are sharing their lists with the authorities concerned," said the release, adding 13,921 liquor traders from outside Bihar have been arrested within the state since April 2016. "A total of nine death penalties and 18 life imprisonments have been given to the offenders from April 2016 to July 2025," it read. In light of the upcoming elections, the Bihar Police is actively coordinating with their counterparts and excise departments of other states like Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Arunachal Pradesh to curb the smuggling of IMFL. This coordination includes sharing information to identify the retailers/wholesalers. Meanwhile, the district police have been asked to ensure timely destruction of the seized liquor and photography of the process.
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Jagatjit Industries eyes ₹550 crore annual revenue from new grain-based ethanol plant in Punjab
Jagatjit Industries Ltd on Monday said it has commenced commercial production of its grain-based ethanol plant in Punjab and is expecting an annual revenue of ₹550 crore from the plant. The capacity of this plant, located at Hamira in Kapurthula district of Punjab, is 200 kilolitres per day. "Running at full capacity, the facility is expected to generate up to ₹550 crore in annual turnover and widen the Group's EBITDA margin by approximately 8-10 percentage points," the company said in a statement. In its first, partial year of operation, the plant should add about Rs 300 crore to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation). At full capacity, it could supply up to 65-70 million litres of ethanol per year to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). "With a Rs 550 crore annual topline opportunity and an 8-10 per cent margin lift, it brings stable, high-quality revenue that strengthens our balance sheet and funds our next phase of growth across premium spirits and new markets," Roshini Sanah Jaiswal, Promoter & Executive Director of Jagatjit Industries, said. Founded in 1944, Jagatjit Industries Limited (JIL) manufactures Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and Country Liquor (CL) in the country. The company is listed on the BSE. The company has plants in Punjab along with other manufacturing units in Behror, Rajasthan.
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Jagatjit Industries eyes Rs 550 crore annual revenue from new grain-based ethanol plant in Punjab
Jagatjit Industries Ltd on Monday said it has commenced commercial production of its grain-based ethanol plant in Punjab and is expecting an annual revenue of Rs 550 crore from the plant. The capacity of this plant, located at Hamira in Kapurthula district of Punjab, is 200 kilolitres per day. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Data Science MBA Product Management Project Management CXO Leadership Data Analytics Healthcare Degree others Operations Management Finance healthcare Others PGDM Technology Public Policy Digital Marketing Data Science MCA Cybersecurity Design Thinking Management Skills you'll gain: Duration: 11 Months IIT Madras CERT-IITM Advanced Cert Prog in AI and ML India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 10 Months IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK DABS India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 10 Months E&ICT Academy, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati CERT-IITG Prof Cert in DS & BA with GenAI India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 30 Weeks IIM Kozhikode SEPO - IIMK-AI for Senior Executives India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 11 Months E&ICT Academy, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati CERT-IITG Postgraduate Cert in AI and ML India Starts on undefined Get Details "Running at full capacity, the facility is expected to generate up to Rs 550 crore in annual turnover and widen the Group's EBITDA margin by approximately 8-10 percentage points," the company said in a statement. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Moose Approaches Girl At Bus Stop In Boumerdes - Watch What Happens Happy in Shape Undo In its first, partial year of operation, the plant should add about Rs 300 crore to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation). At full capacity, it could supply up to 65-70 million litres of ethanol per year to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). Live Events "With a Rs 550 crore annual topline opportunity and an 8-10 per cent margin lift, it brings stable, high-quality revenue that strengthens our balance sheet and funds our next phase of growth across premium spirits and new markets," Roshini Sanah Jaiswal, Promoter & Executive Director of Jagatjit Industries, said. Founded in 1944, Jagatjit Industries Limited (JIL) manufactures Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and Country Liquor (CL) in the country. The company is listed on the BSE. The company has plants in Punjab along with other manufacturing units in Behror, Rajasthan.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Police arrest five for liquor smuggling in Naugachia
Bhagalpur: In a crackdown against drug peddlers and bootleggers, Naugachia police arrested five people in separate incidents on Saturday. Police are looking for two people named in a liquor smuggling case. The police seized 400.12 litres of IMFL in packed bottles besides two vehicles used to transport the liquor. Out of the total seized IMFL, 300.12 litres of liquor were packed in bottles hidden in a pickup van in Mahwa Tola locality under Bhawanipur police station area. The driver of the van gave a slip to the police team. Bhawanipur police team registered a case under Section 30(A) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022 against the vehicle owner and the driver of the van. In a separate raid conducted by Bihpur police team, 213 bottles of IMFL, containing a total of 100.5 litres of alcohol, were seized from a three-wheeler. The Bihapur police team, after registering a case at Bihpur PS (Naugachia), arrested one Suman Kumar, resident of Choti Napi village under Sanokhar police station area in Bhagalpur district. Suman is alleged to be part of an inter-district bootlegging racket. Whereas in four separate raids, police arrested Bandhu Singh, resident of Telghi village under Kharik PS area; Khedo Mandal, native of Kumuru Mandal Tola under Rangra PS area; Dablu Mandal, resident of Pakra village under Naugachia PS area and Sanjiv Kumar Singh, resident of Auliabad village under Jhandapur PS area, all in Naugachia police district and filed cases under various sections in respective police stations. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo SP, Naugachia police district, Prerna Kumar, said raids and investigations are being conducted in Naugachia police district to arrest the anti-social elements and criminals involved in bootlegging. Information is also being gathered to know the entire racket of liquor smugglers, sources of origin of the IMFL and the people involved in it, the SP added.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Indian Express
Gujarat Police begins process to have its own head constable prosecuted under GujCTOC Act following arrest in prohibition case
Six years after the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GujCTOC) Act came into force, the police in the state has initiated the process to assess if it could have one of its own suspended personnel prosecuted under the law. The case pertains to the recent arrest of a head constable by the State Monitoring Cell (SMC) that functions directly under the office of the chief of Gujarat Police. Head Constable Sajan Virabhai Vasrani is accused of taking bribe in lieu of smooth passage of a consignment of liquor, which is prohibited in the state. If it comes through, Vasrani's prosecution would become the first such case of a policeman being booked under the law that came into force in 2019. On July 19, the SMC received information that the driver of a heavy vehicle was transporting a gas capsule container filled with Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL). On the Bharuch-Vadodara highway, the Vadodara Rural Police stopped, searched and seized the consignment. The Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Vadodara Rural Police seized 20,340 bottles of IMFL worth Rs 1.73 crore and arrested one Fagluram Umaram Jat. Two others, Anil Jagdish Prasad and Manish Bhaiji, were declared 'wanted' and booked under sections of the Gujarat Prohibition Act on July 20. However, the SMC said in its statement on Saturday, it received information that the members of this bootlegging gang had allegedly paid a bribe of Rs 15 lakh for the consignment to be transported through Gujarat unmolested. In its statement, the SMC said it found 'that the accused persons had paid a bribe of Rs 15 lakh to someone known only as Rahulbhai in Bharuch. The money was transferred to Gandhinagar via angadia (a traditional, informal courier system) with instructions that the amount was payable to a person bearing a specific Rs 10 note. The sender of the IMFL consignment, Anil alias Pandia Jagdishprasad Jat of Rajasthan, had sent the Rs 15 lakh by angadia the same day, according to the statement. On the other end, a man named Hardik had taken possession of Rs 5 lakh from the angadia firm and had further sent the other Rs 10 lakh via same mode to a man named Rakesh, in Junagadh, the statement further said. In Junagadh, this amount of Rs 10 lakh was picked up by a man named Rocky, allegedly on the instructions of Vasrani who turned out to be a Police Head Constable posted with the SMC itself in Gandhinagar, according to the statement. On June 23, DGP Vikas Sahay transferred Vasrani to his parent police department in Dwarka district, placed him under suspension, and initiated an SMC-led departmental inquiry against him. On the other hand, the SMC alleged that Vasrani switched his phone off and went underground the day he was transferred. However, he was apprehended by his colleagues at the SMC on July 25 under section 35(1)(j) (arrest without warranty) of the BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita), and was handed over to Vadodara Rural Police as accused in the FIR filed under the Prohibition Act. The SMC statement said that it had obtained and filed as evidence five voice recordings between Head Constable Vasrani and Jat, who is the main accused in the case filed under GujCTOC Act. The SMC has now begun proceedings to have Vasrani added to the same FIR. DIG Nirlipt Rai told The Indian Express, 'There is a process to book someone under GujCTOC. For that, we have to gather the evidence, and then we will file our report before the Inspector General (IG) of the Border Range, who has jurisdiction over Dwarka. The Range IG will then decide whether to add him to the FIR. GujCTOC is meant to take action against those helping people engaged in organised crime.'
