20-Litre Foreign Liquor Seized, 4 Held In Kakatpur

Konark: Police on Thursday seized 20 litres of foreign liquor from Kakatpur Bazaar in Puri district and arrested four persons in this connection.

Acting on a tip-off, a three-member police team raided two dhabas at Kakatpur Bazaar and seized the liquor.

Cash to the tune of Rs 20,000 was also seized from those arrested.

The move came a day after a group of locals allegedly thrashed some police personnel for conducting a raid on a liquor trader’s house.

The officers of Kakatpur police station had gone to raid the house of a person, engaged in illegal liquor trade, at Kendrapati village in the district. However, the police team could not find the liquor seller in his house.

While returning, the cops were waylaid by a mob, who staged a blockade on Astaranga-Kakatpur road by burning tyres. A scuffle ensued between the cops and the agitators after the former tried to pacify them. The situation took an ugly turn when the agitators started beating up the policemen.

Three police personnel sustained injuries in the attack.