Company Directors arrest by Police; Link Manufacturing Duplicate IMFL
Manoj Kanta Dash,Odishabarta
Berhampur:The unearth of this illegal liquor manufacturing unit is considered as a major success for the Berhampur Police amid the COVID-19, said Prabhat Routray,ASP,Berhampur police.
Earlier the person arrested by the team of Bada Bazar Police lead by IIC,Prashant Bhupati for making and selling duplicate liquor at an illegal Foreign Liquor (IMFL) unit logo levelling sticker of IMFL, packed and empty bottles of different whisky brands, caps of various liquor brands, homeopathic medicine bottles and dilution. Different brands of IMFL containing of alcohol and mixing them with water. The duplicate liquors were packed in bottles of different brands of foreign liquor. From the spot, they also seized duplicate.
In continuation of investigation regarding manufacturing of duplicate IMFL on Tuesday the Bada Bazar police arrested the other associates (Comapny Directors); Pintu @Subash Chandra Moharana (29),of Sarguna Sahi, Muna @Santosh Kumar Sabat (24) of Brajaraj Nagar, 4th Lane Sanyasi Rout(30) of Ganapati Nagar 7th Lane all three under Bada Bazar police limit
Berhampur.
Police said, the accused Bulu Patnaik of Sriram Nagar and his associates, the involvement of above noted three accused persons have been proved. Reportedly the accused persons were supplying the raw materials like empty bottles, spirit etc. After the preparation of the duplicate lMFL liquor bottles, they used to smuggle it in the market. Three cartoons of duplicate liquor, one bag of empty bottles and plastic caps has been seized from their possession. The accused persons have been arrested and forwarded today. Investigation of the case is in progress.
All have booked u/s 272/273/420/482/483/488/34 IPC R.W. Sec.103/104 of Trademarks Act 1999 / R/w Sec-51/52/53/56/57/59/63 of Food Safety & Standards Act-2006/ R/w Sec- 52(a)/55 Odisha Excise Act.
