There is a strict ban on the sale and consumption of liquor in Gujarat, but a liquor party was going on till late Friday in Shilaj area of Ahmedabad. Police raided a party being held at a farmhouse on the outskirts of the city and arrested a total of 20 people, including 13 African students. These include two liquor sellers and a farmhouse owner.
Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Jat said that this action was taken late on Friday night when a specific information was received that on the pretext of a get-together in the name of foreign students at a private farmhouse in Shilaj area. Liquor The party is going on. After confirming the information, the policemen themselves bought the passes and entered the venue posing as guests in civil dress.
According to the SP, “Based on a specific information, when the police team raided the farmhouse, around 70 people were present there. Of these, 15 people, including 13 African students, were found in an intoxicated state. They were immediately arrested.” During the raid, police recovered 51 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor and 15 hookahs.
Gujarat Along with alcohol, consumption of hookah and tobacco mixture is also prohibited. Most of the foreign students arrested are from Kenya, while some students are from Comoros, Madagascar and Mozambique. All the students are studying in Gujarat University and other universities of the state. Police arrested five other people on Saturday.
These include two local liquor sellers Anant Kapil, Ashish Jadeja and farmhouse owner Milan Patel. Police investigation has revealed that this party was organized by a Kenyan student. The price of pass for this party was kept from Rs 700 to Rs 25 thousand. That is, the liquor party was planned systematically under the guise of ‘get-together’.
A liquor party was organized in the farmhouse in the name of get-together. Although no intoxicants were found during the police raid, it is clear that the crime of both supply and consumption of liquor was being committed openly here. Police have registered a case of criminal conspiracy against all the accused under Gujarat Prohibition Act and Indian Justice Code.
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