The State Monitoring Cell has seized 750 bottles of liquor and beer at Sabarmati railway station in Ahmedabad after tracking passengers arriving from Rajasthan, while allegations of railway police involvement in the supply network have triggered an investigation by senior authorities, Gujarat Samachar reported on October 18.
The raid was conducted near platform number 1 after State Monitoring Cell officials received information that liquor was being brought by train from Rajasthan, unloaded at Sabarmati station and distributed to bootleggers in and around Ahmedabad. The operation targeted passengers who had arrived on a train from Rajasthan and were allegedly emptying liquor-filled bags and sacks near the platform.
According to the report, four people who allegedly brought the liquor from Rajasthan and five others who had arrived from Ahmedabad to collect the consignment were apprehended. The seized stock included 750 bottles of foreign liquor and beer. The report did not provide the total value of the seizure or identify the specific legal sections invoked.
During questioning, the apprehended individuals allegedly told officials that liquor was being transported regularly on trains arriving from Rajasthan. The report named Akash Sansi and Sunil Sansi, residents of Pali in Rajasthan, as the alleged suppliers who arranged the movement of liquor through carriers.
The carriers were allegedly paid Rs 1,000 for each trip, with many of them making the journey daily. The account indicates that the movement relied on a repeated transport chain rather than a one-time shipment, although the extent of the network and the number of previous consignments were not established in the supplied report.
The case has also raised questions about security and enforcement inside a major railway interchange in Ahmedabad. The report said details emerging during the inquiry pointed to the alleged involvement of railway police personnel in facilitating the movement. These details remain allegations arising from the questioning reported by the source and have not been presented as a final finding.
A higher-level investigation has therefore been ordered into the suspected railway police connection. The supplied report did not identify the investigating authority, specify whether any railway police personnel had been suspended or detained, or provide a timeline for completing the inquiry. Further official action will determine whether the allegations are substantiated and how the alleged transport network operated through the station.
