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Indian Express
2 days ago
- Indian Express
Crawlspace under toilet seat, behind electrical sockets: Raid in Ahmedabad for illegal liquor leads police to bizarre spaces
Around 4am on Monday morning, the Ahmedabad Rural Police raided a home in Bareja village of Daskroi taluka. Police had received a tip-off that the residential tenement was being used to stockpile illegal liquor. As the Local Crime Branch (LCB) raided the residential tenement, they found and seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 2.76 lakh. But what was worth noting is the spots where the liquor was allegedly seized from: a crawlspace concealed by an Indian-style toilet, behind electrical sockets, and in spaces behind the tiled walls. Inspector RN Karmatiya of the LCB told The Indian Express that 792 bottles of whiskey and vodka and cans of beer have been seized during the raid. Police said while several bottles of whiskey and cans of beer were unearthed from under a false crawlspace concealed under a toilet, bottles of vodka were recovered from behind electrical sockets, in spaces behind tiled walls, and other hidden spots inside the walls of the house. Though two women present at the house were detained earlier in the day, no arrests were made at the time of going to press. When asked how the personnel decided to search in unusual places such as under the toilet, PI Karmatiya said, 'We had received information about this place several times from local residents, saying that bootlegging was being carried out from this premises. However, no such liquor had been recovered in the past despite the house being searched 2-3 times.' The Inspector further said, 'We raided the premises at 4 am this morning (Monday) and decided to conduct a deep check, including in the structure of the house, leading us to the IMFL hidden in the toilet and the walls.' When asked about any similar cases in the past, the officer said, 'Previously, we had seen one such case in Mandal (a taluka in Ahmedabad) where IMFL was hidden in the wall behind the cupboards and in the floor under box beds.'
Time of India
24-07-2025
- Time of India
Liquor worth Rs 1.24 cr hidden behind onion sacks seized near Bagodara
Ahmedabad: The local crime branch (LCB) of Ahmedabad rural police on Wednesday seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 1.04 crore that was concealed behind onion sacks in a container truck near the Bagodara-Tarapur highway. The operation was carried out following a tip-off received by police inspector R N Karmatiya. The container truck, which originated from Silvassa and was en route to Gondal, initially appeared to be carrying a routine consignment of onions. However, a detailed inspection revealed 17,940 sealed bottles of IMFL hidden behind the sacks. Police valued the total seizure — including the truck and liquor — at Rs 1.24 crore. The driver, identified as Mansukh Kodiyatar from Pastardi village in Bhanvad taluka of Devbhumi Dwarka district, was arrested on the spot. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad During interrogation, Kodiyatar informed police that the truck belonged to one Bharat Hun of Dwarka, who had directed him to transport the consignment from Silvassa to Gondal. The vehicle covered nearly 400 km — passing through Valsad, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vasad, and Borsad — without being stopped at any police checkpoint. The LCB has launched a manhunt for Bharat Hun, believed to be the kingpin behind the operation. A police team has been dispatched to Dwarka to trace and apprehend him.
