According to sources in the department, the team will be in charge of surveillance of Guma, Bopal, Sarkhej and Makarba areas of the city.
If you thought you could hit the city outskirts to buy liquor, here is some bad news.
The rural police have formed a team to nab bootleggers in order to cut down on the supply of liquor in the outskirts of the city.
According to sources in the department, the team will be in charge of surveillance of Guma, Bopal, Sarkhej and Makarba areas of the city. These areas are expected to be frequented by booze lovers during the festive season.
Superintendent of police Ahmedabad (Rural) Sandeep Singh told DNA that the department plans to depute 10 police personnel along with a PSI of the Sarkhej police station.
"The police personnel will patrol on foot and on vehicles to nab bootleggers. This means that 30 police personnel will accompany three PSIs of the Sarkhej police station," said Singh. He said the team will also have a list of the names and other details of bootleggers so that the police can keep an eye on them.
The team, however, does not include members of the D-staff and agencies such as the Local Crime Branch (LCB) and Special Operations Group (SOG). Singh also said that police personnel have been specifically deputed to patrol the Sanand highway and the Dholka-Bavla highway.
Sources close to the development said the police believe that more people will go to the outskirts of the city to buy liquor, the rates of which have gone up in the city. Sources in the police department have said that this is because of the rise in price of liquor, which is usually available for a measly Rs10.
A source who has known the bootlegging business in the state said, "Earlier a 'potli' (packet of liquor) was available for Rs10. But now it costs around Rs50. This will, in all the likelihood, lead people to the outskirts of the city to get the stuff at reduced rates," said the source.
Officials in the Ahmedabad city crime branch had cracked down on bootleggers in
the city following the hooch tragedy, which claimed many lives. A senior official said, "The hooch was transported from Mahemdabad and Kheda. The inflow of hooch in the city has now stopped."
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