Jaleswar: In a major haul, excise sleuths on Tuesday seized 20 grams
of brown sugar from Rajpur ward member’s house in Jaleswar area of
Balasore.
The ward member identified as Shaikh Azbahar was arrested after the seizure.
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The market value of the seized brown sugar is estimated at ₹ 3 lakh,
excise officials said.
Acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted at Azbahar’s house and found
the contraband.
Further investigation was underway to find out the involvement of
other people in the racket.
