Police recover intoxicant bottles being sold as Ayurvedic medicine

Junagadh: A probe conducted in pan shops by Special Operation Group(SOG) and local police alongside the food & drug department, found that 1501 intoxicant bottles were sold under the disguise of Ayurvedic Medicine in areas like Chorwad, Maliya Hatina and Vanthli. These bottles were seized by the police.

Acting on the information received about alcoholic substances being sold in Maliya Hatina and Vanthli, SOG PI A.M. Gohil alongside his staff probed Kankeshwari Pan at Bandar road, Bhavani Pan in Jarari area, Rajvi Pan in Khaniya vicinity and Visanvel Patiya’s Bholenath Pan. A total of 163 intoxicant bottles were sold as Ayurvedic medicine amounting to a total of Rs. 25,585 were found during the investigation.

The police interrogated the pan shop owners Jayesh Govind Vadher, Devashi Kara Chudasama, Manoj Bhikha Parmar and Jayeshpuri Jamanpuri Goswami. Their interrogation lead to a Kanan Ashok Dave alias Kano, who turned out to be the one who gave them these bottles. The police raided his place in Maliya Hatina and found 459 intoxicant bottles amounting to a hefty sum of Rs. 66,460. These bottles were seized and handed over to the police department of Madiya Hatina.

Other searches were conducted at Kismat Dhaba of Vanthli Manavadar road, Jalaram Pan located in Vanthli Main Bazaar, Lucky Dhaba on Keshod Road, Dwarkadish Hotel near Khokharda Crossing, Shivam Restaurant and Parotha House located in Kanzadhar and the godown of Nadhori opposite Vanthli Bus Stand. These raids laid hold of 878 such bottles costing a total sum of Rs. 1.34 lacs. The SOG and local police interrogated several people about the seized intoxicant bottles from Vanthli and its surrounding areas. Vanthli resident Shehbaz Maksood Mulla, Sanjay Rajkumar Gangwani, Anas Asif Waja, Keshod resident Harsh Nanaji Kadiyathi, Suresh Premchand Gangwani and Tahir Tehsin Gabal were the ones interrogated. DeshGujarat