Rajouri,Jan 21:-,Jammuand Kashmir police on Monday morning unearthed a working still used for producing desi liquor in Mangiot village of Nowshera and destroyed lahaan besides seizure of fresh produced liquor.
On a specific information, a team of police headed by SDPO Nowshera Brijesh Sharma along with SHO Nowshera Mohammad Amin under the supervision of Addl SP Nowshera Girdhari Lal Sharma conducted a raid in the said village and unearthed the working still near the house of a local man.
The still was destroyed on the spot while 15 kilograms of Lahaan was also destroyed and four litres of desi liquor seized.
Man namely Sat Paul son of Bari Ram resident of Mangiot Nowshera has been arrested.
A case FIR No 11/2019 U/S 48 (b)and 48(e) of Excise Act has been registered and investigation taken up.