NOIDA: The excise department raided a party at a farmhouse in Sector 135 on Wednesday night and arrested four staff members of an event management firm for illegally serving liquor without an temporary bar licence. Liquor worth Rs 70,000 was seized from Kantam farmhouse located in the Yamuna floodplain area, which was supposed to be sold in Haryana only. The farmhouse owner and liquor shop owner were also booked. Officials said that for a days party, an occasional bar licence needs to be issued for Rs 11,000, and the liquor needs to be sold in UP. The four people who were held include event manager Rahul Kasana (29), a resident of New Defence Colony in Ghaziabad, and his three staff members --- Suraj Singh (35) from Ghaziabad, Bakul Agarwal (25) and Rahul Kumar (25) from Delhi. The farmhouse owner Pooja Jain, and Monu Bhati, the alcohol shop owner were booked too.Excise inspector Shikha Thakur filed an FIR after the raid was conducted. When the team reached the farmhouse, they found liquor that was for sale in Haryana only and the organisers failed to produce an occasional bar licence too. They confessed to purchasing the illegal liquor from a shop owned by Monu Bhati, said the FIR. The district excise officer Subodh Kumar said that the excise department seized 72 bottles of liquor from the party, which included 10 bottles of Bacardi Rum, 11 bottles of Jim Beam scotch, 10 bottles of Teachers Highland Cream, 11 bottles of Old Monk, 11 bottles of Lone Wolf beer and 7 bottles of Bacardi beer, all made for sale in Haryana. There were nearly 30 people at the party when the farmhouse was raided, added Kumar.A representative of the farmhouse, which is owned by Pooja Jain, told TOI, We had rented out the property for a party on Wednesday night. The event was organised by a private firm, and the event organiser is responsible for the liquor served.A case was registered under sections 60 and 63 of the Excise Act and Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.The administration has also issued a helpline number — 8882120733 — for sharing information on illegal liquor is bought/sold/consumed in the district.We also published the following articles recentlyMonu Rana gang behind manufacturing of spurious liquor which claimed 20 lives in Haryana29 accused persons arrested, breaking entire network involved in manufacturing spurious liquor at illegal factory near Dhanaura village in Mullana area. 10 drums of ethanol used to manufacture spurious liquor procured by main accused Ankit alias Mogli from factory in Kambopura village. Arrested persons revealed Ankit set up illegal factory and looked after its operations. Ethanol procured from Anshul used to manufacture liquor illegally. Arrested distributors include Vikram Rana and Mohit. Bottles procured from factory in Kala Amb, liquor brand stickers/labels prepared by Ravinderpal alias Bablu. Some main accused in custody of Yamunanagar police.Haryana Polices crackdown on illegal liquor sales continues , 444 FIRs in 10 daysHaryana Police arrested 436 persons in 444 FIRs during the campaign against illicit liquor. The police department has a zero-tolerance policy towards illegal liquor trade. Multi-level monitoring and coordination efforts led to the arrest of offenders. The police team recovered a large quantity of illegal liquor. The public is urged to report individuals involved in the illegal liquor trade.Haryana spurious liquor case: Gangster Monu Rana produced in court; Ambala police demolish illegal factoryGangster Shamsher Singh alias Monu Rana, wanted in connection with the hooch tragedy in Haryanas Yamunanagar and Ambala districts, was brought from Kurukshetra jail to the district court in Jagadhri. The court granted a two-day remand to the Yamunanagar police. Three more accused persons were produced in court and sent to police remand. Monu Rana will be interrogated about his involvement in a liquor vend in Phusgarh village. He is also wanted by the Ambala police for manufacturing spurious liquor.

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