RPF Seizes Illegal Liquor And Tobacco Products At Secunderabad Railway Station
Hyderabad, April 21 (Maxim News): Railway Protection Force (RPF) Secunderabad Division has seized illegal liquor and tobacco products worth Rs. 48.26 lakh in 4 incidents at Secunderabad Railway Station. The crackdown and continuous raids by RPF at Secunderabad railway station on tobacco and liquor is part of Operation Satark’s initiative.
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As part of these raids, on Saturday, a joint team comprising Inspector RPF, Secunderabad, IRP/SC, Divisional, and CPDS/Secunderabad, meticulously carried out checks in compliance with the election code of conduct. During this operation, one individual was apprehended for carrying multiple liquor bottles.
The RPF team successfully recovered 15 liters of liquor in 20 bottles of different brands from 2 luggage bags, valued at Rs. 48,000, which were clandestinely hidden by the perpetrator posing like a piece of normal luggage amidst other clothes and items, a press release said.
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The accused, along with the confiscated property, has been handed over to Excise PS/Secunderabad for further legal action.
Senior Divisional Security Commissioner RPF Secunderabad, Debashmita C Banerjee said “As the nation gears up for elections, Operation Satrak reinforces a zero-tolerance stance towards illegal activities, particularly within the railway network. RPF urges the public to actively cooperate and report any suspicious activities through the Railway Helpline number 139”.
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Further, RPF over Secunderabad division has been continuously vigilant over the smuggling of Contraband goods over Railways and seized 27.7 Cr worth of illegal goods last year in 2023 which is a 206 percent increase in seizures and our special task force will continue the raids. (Maxim News)
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