Six arrested, 80,000 pouches illicit liquor seized

A team headed by Sub-divisional Officer (Sadar) Rachna Bhagat, seized the illegal consignment during raids in the intervening night of July 27 and July 28 on a shop and godown, SDO Bhagat said here.

Bhagat said six persons, including a liquor shop dealer, were arrested and an FIR was lodged with Sadar police station in Hazaribagh.

Both the godown and the shop were sealed by Assistant Commissioner of Excise, Uma Shankar Singh, Bhagat said.