Stock of foreign liquor seized from farm in Bhavnagar's Vavdi village

Intensive action is being taken by the police against illegal activities and bootleggers in Bhavnagar district. As part of this campaign, a raid was conducted in Vavdi village based on specific information received by the Ghogha police. The police carried out an investigation at the farm of Upendrabhai Bhanushankarbhai Pandya located in Vavdi village.

During the search, two plastic bags hidden inside large piles of sorghum were found in the farm. Upon inspecting these bags, the police discovered a stock of 220 quarter bottles of foreign liquor of 180 ml each. According to a Sandesh report, the total value of this seized liquor stock is estimated at ₹66,000.

Regarding this incident, the Ghogha police have registered a case against the farm owner, Upendrabhai Bhanushankarbhai Pandya, under the Prohibition Act and initiated legal proceedings. Currently, the police are conducting further investigations into where this liquor stock was brought from and who the owner is.

It is noteworthy that the Vartej hooch tragedy had occurred earlier in Bhavnagar district, in which 14 people died. In that case, 42 people were arrested and a charge sheet of 1,00,000 pages was submitted to the court.