Siliguri, 21st February: NJP police, acting on a tip-off, raided a house in Fulbari and recovered a large number of illegal liquor.
Reportedly, Rajiv Lashkar, a resident of Fulbari, had been selling liquor illegally for a long time. Police received a tip-off that the accused had stockpiled large quantities of domestic liquor for smuggling to Bihar.
On Monday, police led by OC of NJP Police Station Samir Tamang raided the house and arrested Rajiv Laskar. He was interrogated and 1104 bottles of liquor worth 4 lakh rupees were recovered from another house in the area. An investigation has been launched into the incident.