Mahasamund: Mahasamund District Excise Department has taken major action against Mahua liquor distillery. The team of the department has recovered 408 liters of Mahua liquor and 5750 kg of Mahua Lahan, the value of which is said to be around Rs 3 lakh 69 thousand.
On the orders of the District Collector, the Excise Department team, under the direction of District Officer Nidhish Koshti, reached Sarar on the banks of the drain located in village Ansula of Sankara police station area to take action after receiving information about the business of making illegal Mahua liquor by unknown persons. However, before reaching the spot, the accused who made the liquor absconded.
The Excise Department recovered Mahua Lahan, illegal Mahua liquor, 7 gas cylinders and 5 Nag Chulha from the spot. In this case, a crime has been registered against the accused under Section 34(1) A, Ch, 34(2) of the Excise Act, and now the search for the accused is going on.