The Gujarat State Monitoring Cell seized 750 bottles of foreign liquor and beer and detained nine people at Sabarmati railway station in Ahmedabad after allegedly tracking a consignment arriving from Rajasthan, according to a report by Gujarat Samachar – Ahmedabad published on October 18, 2026. A higher-level inquiry has also been ordered after the report said details pointing to alleged Railway Police involvement emerged during questioning.
The operation took place near Platform 1 after officials received information that liquor was being brought by train from Rajasthan, unloaded at Sabarmati and distributed to bootleggers in and around Ahmedabad. The State Monitoring Cell reportedly tracked passengers who had arrived on the Bhagat Ki Kothi–Hisar train and raided the group while bags and sacks containing liquor were being emptied.
Four people allegedly carrying the liquor from Rajasthan and five others who had arrived from Ahmedabad to collect the consignment were detained in the operation, the report said. The seized material included 750 bottles of foreign liquor and beer. The report did not provide the exact value of the seizure or specify the charges filed against those detained.
During questioning, the group allegedly told investigators that liquor was regularly transported from Rajasthan by train. The report identified two alleged suppliers from Pali, Rajasthan, as Akash Sansi and Sunil Sansi. It said carriers were paid Rs 1,000 for each trip and that many of them made the journey daily. These claims were reported as information obtained during questioning and were not independently documented in the supplied material.
The reported operation highlights the role of railway stations as transfer points in illicit supply chains, where passengers, luggage and regular train services can be used to move goods across state borders. In this case, the alleged movement involved a station serving Ahmedabad’s urban area and a supply route connecting Rajasthan with the city. The source report did not state whether railway authorities had issued a public response or whether any railway employee had been arrested.
The allegation involving the Railway Police remains subject to the higher-level investigation ordered after the raid. The report said investigators found details indicating possible involvement, but it did not provide the names of any officers, the specific evidence supporting the allegation or the authority that will conduct the inquiry. The next formal steps, including the registration of cases and findings of the inquiry, were not detailed in the supplied report.
