GUTKHA WORTH 40 LAKH SEIZED IN BERHAMPUR
Manoj Kanta Dash,Odishabarta
BERHAMPUR: Sadar Police team led by IIC Ms Santoshi Oram today seized a huge amount of Gutkha being illegally manufactured and stored in a isolated house at Techno Nagar under Sadar police station.
Acting on a tip-off, the Berhampur Sadar Police conducted a raid in the house after receiving concrete information of their own source and seized as many as 36 sacks containing gutkha packets.
On prior information regarding the trade, Sadar police intercepted and seized 2 nos of Guthka preparing machine,301 Guthka bag and total 9632pkt.,Guthka Packing real- 38 bundles and Guthka packing polyethylene, cover of reputed brand paper-62 bags.
Over telephone, IIC, Sadar PS Ms Santoshi Oram said, “We conducted a raid in the house and seized 300 Sacks of illegal Gutkhas being stored. All two tractor load plant and machinery,Guthka bags shifted to Police station.
In connection police arrested 12 persons those are indentified as; Kirtan Sahu ,Berhampur),Raja Rao,Berhampur,Mohan Das,Berhampur,Sambhu Behera , Berhampur,Babula Sahu, Berhampur,Dasarathi Sahu,Berhampur,Saharukh khan (Jalaun, UP),Kuldeep Yadav (Jalaun, UP),Akshay Yadav (Jalaun, UP),Bhura Yadav (Jalaun, UP),Chandradev Paswan ( RegabirtaTola, Bihar).
However, the master mind managed to escape from the spot. While a case has been registered in this regard, a probe into the same is on, sources said.
