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Gujarat: 225 arrested while boozing during New Year celebration

Of the arrested, 10 were held from a flat in Vastrapur; most cases lodged by Ramol police

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(Left) People release balloons to mark New Year in Maninagar; (Right) A cultural event underway in Hare Krishna Temple in Bhadaj
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As many as 196 cases of Prohibition were registered with 48 police stations of the city on December 31 night and 225 people arrested while having liquor.

Under the New Year bandobast, cops and traffic department staff were deployed at various places to nab drunkards in the dry state and those violating law and order.  

In one of the major cases, acting on a tip-off of a booze party, Vastrapur police arrested 10 persons including a cop from C-2017 number flat on the fourth floor of Rama house building near Asia School after midnight. MM Jadeja, inspector of Vastrapur police station, said, “When we raided the spot based on a tip-off, all the 10 people were found drunk, which also included a cop. We have lodged a case against them and started investigation.”

Nikol police too seized IMFL worth Rs4.3 lakh from a car at a check point and nabbed two persons. As many as 722 bottles of IMFL were recovered. The two accused have been identified as Rakesh Chunara and Jayanti Thakor. Police have lodged a case against them and started investigation.

Out of all the 196 Prohibition cases, highest 24 were lodged with Ramol police station with the arrest of 24 persons. Nikol police registered 21 Prohibition cases followed by 15 each by Vastrapur and Navrangpura cops.

Other cases were lodged by Sola, Ghatlodia, Naranpura, Vadaj, Riverfront West, Vejalpur, Gujarat University, Vasna, Ellisbridge, Shahpur, Karanj, Shaherkotda, Khadia, Dariyapur, Sardarnagar, Naroda, Krishnanagar, Meghaninagar, Gomtipur, Bapunagar, Rakhiyal, Amraiwadi, Khokhara, Ramol, Vatva, Maninagar, GIDC, Isanpur, Narol.

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