Man gets life term for selling urea-spiked liquor
life imprisonment
for selling
spurious liquor
laced with urea and other toxic substances 13 years after he was caught. Additional sessions judge Neha Anand also imposed a fine of Rs 45,000 on the convict.
Rajpal
was arrested on May 17, 2012, from his thatched hut in Nagra Haria Jamna village of Powayan block, where he was found manufacturing illicit liquor.
Additional district govt counsel (ADGC) Shashi Mohan Singh said, "The then Powayan police station in-charge Moin Ahmed had received a tip-off about an illegal liquor operation near Hardua village. A police team raided the hut and found Rajpal distilling liquor. They seized 20 litres of illicit liquor and 700 grams of urea from the site.
" Singh added, "During interrogation, Rajpal confessed to making and selling illegal liquor, admitting to adding urea to enhance its potency. He was charged under IPC sections 272 (adulteration of food or drink for sale) and 273 (sale of noxious food or drink), along with provisions of the Excise Act. Bareilly: A court in Shahjahanpur has sentenced a 46-year-old man to life imprisonment for selling spurious liquor laced with urea and other toxic substances 13 years after he was caught. Additional sessions judge Neha Anand also imposed a fine of Rs 45,000 on the convict. Rajpal was arrested on May 17, 2012, from his thatched hut in Nagra Haria Jamna village of Powayan block, where he was found manufacturing illicit liquor. Additional district govt counsel (ADGC) Shashi Mohan Singh said, "The then Powayan police station in-charge Moin Ahmed had received a tip-off about an illegal liquor operation near Hardua village. A police team raided the hut and found Rajpal distilling liquor. They seized 20 litres of illicit liquor and 700 grams of urea from the site." Singh added, "During interrogation, Rajpal confessed to making and selling illegal liquor, admitting to adding urea to enhance its potency. He was charged under IPC sections 272 (adulteration of food or drink for sale) and 273 (sale of noxious food or drink), along with provisions of the Excise Act.
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