Ahmedabad Crime Branch Seizes IMFL Worth ₹2.15 Lakh in Naroda Raid
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Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch arrested a 32-year-old man after seizing 1,336 bottles of illicit liquor during a late-night raid on a industrial shed in Naroda Patiya on Saturday.
Acting on specific intelligence gathered during night patrolling, a police team raided Shed No. 17 at Shyam Sundar Estate, situated opposite the ST workshop, around 12.30 am. Officers apprehended the suspect, identified as Vishal Champakbhai Rathod, inside the partially open premises alongside stock packed for illicit distribution.
Seizure Details and Rajasthan Connection
Searching the premises, investigators recovered 1,336 180-ml bottles of Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) spanning multiple whisky brands, valued at ₹2.15 lakh. Officers also confiscated a mobile phone, bringing the total property seizure to ₹2.20 lakh.
Preliminary examination revealed that labels on the seized bottles explicitly marked them as restricted for sale within Rajasthan, pointing to interstate smuggling networks supplying local bootleggers.
Mastermind Identified as Search Continues
Under interrogation, Rathod admitted the operation had run from the rented shed for roughly three months under the direction of a local accomplice, Padmaben Rathod. Suspected of managing the supply logistics and storage setup, she evaded capture during the initial raid.
Police registered a case under relevant sections of the Gujarat Prohibition Act against both Rathod and Padmaben. A manhunt remains underway to locate Padmaben and trace the supply chain transporting non-bailable contraband into dry state territory.
