Ahmedabad Police seized 2,736 bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor from houses in the Krishnanagar Housing Board area and arrested three people in a raid linked to an alleged Rajasthan-based supply network, according to a report by Sandesh – Ahmedabad.
The raid was conducted by Krishnanagar Police after officers received specific information about liquor being stored in residential housing board premises. Police reportedly found cartons containing different brands of liquor during a search of the houses. The seizure was made as part of an enforcement drive targeting the illegal movement of alcohol in Gujarat ahead of Navratri and Diwali.
The case highlights how residential housing stock can be used as concealed storage space within a densely occupied urban neighbourhood. According to the report, the premises were allegedly being used as a hidden warehouse rather than solely as homes. The police action focused on the location of the stock and the people suspected of managing its local distribution.
The three people arrested were identified as Nitesh Shah, Jay alias Dadu Pawar and Kishan Shah. Police said the arrested suspects were local bootleggers allegedly involved in operating the network. The report said preliminary questioning indicated that the consignment had been sent from Rajasthan by a supplier identified as Omprakash Bishnoi.
Investigators also reported that the bottles had been transported under the cover of parcels and bundles of old clothes. The alleged method was intended to avoid detection by police and checkposts. The use of ordinary transport consignments to move illegal goods places additional scrutiny on parcel-handling and transport channels that connect cities across state borders.
Krishnanagar Police registered a case under various sections of the Prohibition Act and began further legal proceedings. Investigators are questioning the arrested individuals about the local sellers who were allegedly expected to receive the consignment. Police are also attempting to trace the Rajasthan-based supplier and establish whether a transport agency played any role in moving the stock.
The seizure and arrests are the immediate outcomes reported from the operation. Further details about the ownership or occupancy of the housing board premises, the precise transport route, and the alleged local distribution chain had not been established in the supplied report. Police investigation into the wider network is continuing.
